Reader survey
your views We want
Help shape the new-look Scottish Dental magazine S
cottish Dental magazine will be relaunched with a brand new look at the 20ı4 Scottish Dental Show, which takes place at Braehead Arena,
Glasgow, on 9 and ı0 May. We need your views to help us shape
the magazine and make it as relevant as possible for your working life. So, whether you are a principal, associate, dental nurse, technician, hygienist, therapist or practice manager, we want to know what you think. And, if you fill in the short reader survey
online, you could win an iPad Air – perfect for accessing the online version of the magazine wherever you are. To fill in the online survey, visit
bit.ly/SDsurvey
Q. Which of these best describes you? • Principal in private practice • Principal in wholly NHS practice • Principal in mixed practice • Associate dentist • Dental nurse • Dental hygienist • Dental therapist • Dental technician/clinical dental technician
• Practice manager • Laboratory owner • VDP/dental student
Q. Please specify your gender • Male • Female
Q. How long have you been in practice? • Still in training • 0-5 years qualified • 6-ı0 years qualified • ıı-20 years qualified • More than 20 years qualified
Q. How often do you read the magazine? • Every issue • More often than not • Only sometimes • Seldom or never
Q. What other dental publications do you read on a regular basis? • BDJ • Dental Update • The Dentist • The Probe • Dental Tribune • Dentistry • Dentistry Scotland • Other (please specify)
Q. How long do you spend reading SDM? • Less than 5 minutes • 6-ı5 minutes • ı6-30 minutes • 3ı-60 minutes • More than ı hour
Q. Do you pass your copy on to a colleague(s) after you have read it? • Yes • No • Sometimes
Q. What do you want to get out of read- ing the magazine? (tick all that apply) • News from the profession, keeping up to date
• Opinions on the current issues of the day • Clinical articles • CPD • Details of products and services • Event information
Q. SDM is a trusted source of information • Strongly agree • Agree • Neither agree nor disagree • Disagree • Strongly disagree
Q. Which of the following
sections do you typically read (Every issue/More often than not/Only sometimes/ Seldom or never)? • Ed’s desk (Bruce Oxley’s page 3 column) • Arthur Dent (page 5 column) • News pages
• Interview • Practice profile • Clinical articles • Advertising features • Product news
(Do you have any comments on recent articles that you have found particularly useful and/or interesting?)
Q. Would a regwular CPD article(s) be of interest? • Yes • No
If no, why not?
Q. How often do you visit
www.sdmag.co.uk? • Seldom or never • Once or twice a month • About once a week • Two or three times a week • Most days
Q. Which sections of
www.sdmag.
co.uk do you regularly visit? • News • Features • Diary Dates • Online magazine (YuDu pager turner)
Q. Do you and/or your practice use Twitter to alert you to dental news? • Yes • No
Q. Do you access the internet via the following (check all that apply)? • Tablet (e.g. iPad) • Smartphone (e.g. iPhone, Android phone, BlackBerry)
Q. If you use your smartphone to access the internet, do you use it to access
www.sdmag.co.uk?
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