Orthodontists' perceptions of and adaptations to nonspecialist and direct-to-consumer orthodontic service providers.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate orthodontists' perceived impacts on their practices as a result of general practitioners (GPs) and direct-to-consumer (DTC) orthodontic care providers and the adaptational changes implemented in the past 10 years.

Materials and methods

An electronic survey was administered to 270 orthodontists in Canada and the United States to determine demographic background, perception of perceived impact, and specific changes implemented to improve practice competitiveness.

Results

More experienced orthodontists (P = .0001) and males (P = .027) were more likely to indicate a perceived impact from GP orthodontics. American orthodontists were significantly more likely than Canadian orthodontists to perceive an impact from DTC providers (P = .017). There was a

SUBMITTER: Brown M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9235391 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature