The impact of social media on dental practice promotion and professionalism amongst general dental practitioners and specialists in KSA
© 2021 The Authors..
OBJECTIVE: This study primarily assesses the social media use patterns of general dental practitioners and specialists in KSA. To fulfil its secondary objective, the study evaluates the social media preferences of the selected cohort for promoting their practice, and their extent of professionalism while using social media.
METHOD: An electronic questionnaire was developed and administered to all registered dentists and specialists in KSA through the Saudi Dental Association platform. The questionnaire comprised closed-ended items with a choice of predefined answers that covered demographics, reasons for using social media, and the ways in which social networking might affect professionalism.
RESULTS: A total of 238 general dental practitioners and specialists from various age groups answered the questionnaire. The data revealed that 41% of the respondents used social media equally for personal, professional, and business purposes. Instagram was the most commonly used social media platform for dental practice promotion, and also regarded as the most powerful platform by all respondents (p = 0.0009). Thirty-four percent of the respondents rarely posted their own clinical cases on social media. However, a significant difference was observed amongst the specialities (p = 0.01).
CONCLUSION: Inappropriate use of social media can cause ethical issues regarding patient confidentiality and data protection that may lead to negative perceptions of dental professionalism. Therefore, guidelines and policies should be established to regulate dental practitioners' use of social media for sharing clinical data.
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E-Artikel |
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2021 |
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2021 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16 |
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Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences - 16(2021), 3 vom: 15. Juni, Seite 456-460 |
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Englisch |
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Bahabri, Rayan H [VerfasserIn] |
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Dental practitioners |
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Date Revised 11.11.2023 published: Electronic-eCollection Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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10.1016/j.jtumed.2020.12.017 |
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| 520 | |a OBJECTIVE: This study primarily assesses the social media use patterns of general dental practitioners and specialists in KSA. To fulfil its secondary objective, the study evaluates the social media preferences of the selected cohort for promoting their practice, and their extent of professionalism while using social media | ||
| 520 | |a METHOD: An electronic questionnaire was developed and administered to all registered dentists and specialists in KSA through the Saudi Dental Association platform. The questionnaire comprised closed-ended items with a choice of predefined answers that covered demographics, reasons for using social media, and the ways in which social networking might affect professionalism | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: A total of 238 general dental practitioners and specialists from various age groups answered the questionnaire. The data revealed that 41% of the respondents used social media equally for personal, professional, and business purposes. Instagram was the most commonly used social media platform for dental practice promotion, and also regarded as the most powerful platform by all respondents (p = 0.0009). Thirty-four percent of the respondents rarely posted their own clinical cases on social media. However, a significant difference was observed amongst the specialities (p = 0.01) | ||
| 520 | |a CONCLUSION: Inappropriate use of social media can cause ethical issues regarding patient confidentiality and data protection that may lead to negative perceptions of dental professionalism. Therefore, guidelines and policies should be established to regulate dental practitioners' use of social media for sharing clinical data | ||
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