Opinions of professors, dental students, and patients for publishing the patient images in the articles

BMC Oral Health

Table 6 Participants’ views on necessity of consent for publishing patient’s clinical images with different levels of de-identification

Question		Patients		Students		Teachers
Question		No	%	No	%	No	%
The patient’s verbal consent is enough	Radiographical image of the upper and lower jaw	110	85.27	20	16.4	54	100
	Image of the oral cavity	105	81.40	20	16.4	54	100
	Image of patient’s face with blurring eye area	19	14.7	51	41.80	2	3.70
	Full image of the face without de-identification	15	11.63	2	1.64	2	3.70
	Image of the hand	20	15.50	89	72.95	54	100
The doctor must take written consent	Radiographical image of the upper and lower jaw	10	7.7	1	0.82	0	0
	Image of the oral cavity	15	11.6	1	0.82	0	0
	Image of patient’s face with blurring eye area	10	7.75	15	12.30	41	75.93
	Full image of the face without de-identification	83	64.34	109	89.34	45	83.33
	Image of the hands	10	7.75	5	4.10	0	0
The doctor can publish them without asking the patient’s permission.	Radiographical image of the upper and lower jaw	9	7	101	82.8	0	0
	Image of the oral cavity	9	7	101	82.8	0	0
	Image of patient’s face with blurring eye area	100	77.52	56	45.9	11	20.4
	Full image of the face without de-identification	102	79.07	11	9	7	12.9
	Image of the hand	99	77	28	22.9	0	0

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