Table 1.

Interview schedule for patients, practitioners and commissioners

What was your experience of the initiative?

Do you think information about healthy eating provided in dentistry would be enough to help people make changes to their diet?

Do you feel it would be appropriate for dentists to speak with patients about overweight and obesity?

Is the dentist someone patients might approach about concerns about overweight and obesity?

What is your experience in receiving advice on healthy eating practices by any other means, for example, your GP or the media? (Patient only)

What other experiences or knowledge do you have on healthy eating practices or obesity in dentistry? (Practitioner/commissioner only)

GP, general practitioner.