Table 3.

Factors associated with participants’ acceptance of dental photography

Questions		Total	You support the idea of photographing your case		p-value
			Yes	No
In your opinion, is the dentists’ social media presence considered an effective way to encourage you for choosing them?	Yes	347	70.6%	29.4%	0.0001*
	Not interested	91	42.9%	57.1%
	No	114	51.8%	48.2%
Does seeing the previous cases make a difference for you to choose a dentist?	Yes	438	68.0%	32.0%	0.001*
	No	114	39.5%	60.5%
Do you prefer having photographs after your treatment is done?	Yes	318	79.2%	20.8%	0.001*
	No	234	38.9%	61%
Have you ever visited a dentist after seeing pictures of his/her previous cases?	Yes	197	77.7%	22.3%	0.001*
	I’m not interested	69	46.4%	53.6%
	No	286	55.2%	44.8%
Do you ask the dentist to show you previous cases in the clinic?	Yes	184	76.1%	23.9%	0.001*
	No	368	55.2%	44.8%
Is the accuracy of photography a primary factor to clarify your condition as shown	Yes	465	66.7%	33.3%	0.001*
	No	87	37.9%	62.1%
			62.5%	37.5%

*Statistically significant