Parents' preferences regarding appearance and attire of orthodontists.

Conclusion: Parents of orthodontic patients demonstrated clear preferences for choosing a provider related to factors that are not within the control of the practitioner (sex and age) as well as factors that can be changed by the practitioner (attire, hairstyle, and wearing a nametag).
PMID: 24069879 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - September 26, 2013 Category: Dentistry Authors: Kelly GR, Shroff B, Best AM, Tufekci E, Lindauer SJ Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research