ArticleBritish dental journal2018
British Orthodontic Society's initiative on orthodontic retention, A GDP's perspective.
Article in British dental journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- A Cross-Sectional Survey of Orthodontic Retention Practices and Opinions Among General Dental Practitioners in Australia.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2026Article
- A cross-sectional study of exposure across social media platforms for the British Orthodontic Society retention awareness campaign: #HoldthatSmile.Journal of orthodontics · 2022Article
- Role of the general dental practitioner in managing the risks of orthodontic treatment.British dental journal · 2021Article
- Orthodontic retention and the role of the general dental practitioner.British dental journal · 2021Article
- BOS response to article on 'Hold that smile' campaign.British dental journal · 2018Article
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Abstract
The British Orthodontic Society (BOS) recently published a number of news articles aimed at drawing attention to its 'Hold that Smile' campaign which promotes lifelong retainer wear. The BOS's stated intention is to 'generate a viral #HoldthatSmile campaign in order to build awareness of its message that retainers are for life'. The campaign also seeks to recruit the support of GDPs and DCPs, including nurses, in motivating patients to wear retainers for life. It suggests that orthodontists and GDPs need to work collaboratively and suggests that dentists would need to check patients are taking care of their retainers over the long term. This article discusses a number of aspects of the BOS's initiative on retention including the public campaign, the evidence base, long-term retention care, retrospective support, the impact on consent, considerations for GDPs and record-keeping with suggestions on improving long-term support for patients.
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