Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
BMC Oral Health. 2021 Jan 12;21(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s12903-021-01390-w.
To investigate the dentists' opinions towards social media (SM) use in daily practice and the expected limitations from its use in Saudi Arabia.
An electronic survey was carried out throughout May-June 2020 among a sample of dentists in Saudi Arabia. The survey covered three parts: the first part covered professional and demographic information, the second part covered the use of mobile phones and SM in dental practice, while the third part assessed dentists' opinion on SM use. Descriptive statistics included frequency distributions and percentages and independent t test/ANOVA test for the relationship between the mean of dentists' opinion towards SM and demographic variables. A p value of 0.05 or less was considered statistically significant.
The majority of respondents (80%) believe that SM plays an active role in patients' decisions regarding the selection of a healthcare provider. The mean dentists' opinion scores on the use of SM were significantly lower among participants working more than 50 h per week compared with other participants (p = 0.014).
The majority of sampled dentists believe that SM plays an active role in patients' decisions regarding the healthcare provider's selection. Directed campaigns can help dentists optimize the use of SM for both professional and personal purposes.
调查沙特阿拉伯牙医对社交媒体(SM)在日常实践中的使用的看法,以及对其使用的预期限制。
2020 年 5 月至 6 月期间,在沙特阿拉伯的牙医样本中进行了一项电子调查。该调查包括三个部分:第一部分涵盖专业和人口统计学信息,第二部分涵盖手机和 SM 在牙科实践中的使用,第三部分评估牙医对 SM 使用的看法。描述性统计包括频率分布和百分比,以及牙医对 SM 使用的看法的平均值与人口统计学变量之间的关系的独立 t 检验/方差分析。p 值小于或等于 0.05 被认为具有统计学意义。
大多数受访者(80%)认为 SM 在患者选择医疗保健提供者的决策中发挥积极作用。每周工作超过 50 小时的参与者对 SM 使用的平均牙医意见评分明显低于其他参与者(p=0.014)。
大多数抽样牙医认为 SM 在患者选择医疗保健提供者的决策中发挥积极作用。定向活动可以帮助牙医优化 SM 的使用,以实现专业和个人目的。