Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Department of Community Oral Health & Clinical Prevention, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
J Dent Educ. 2022 Aug;86(8):958-967. doi: 10.1002/jdd.12912. Epub 2022 Mar 5.
This study aimed to assess self-reported social media use, professional behaviors online, and perceptions on e-professionalism while using social media among dental students in two Southeast Asian universities.
This cross-sectional study involved clinical dental students at University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia (n = 150) and Airlangga University (AU), Indonesia (n = 150). A questionnaire was distributed using Google Form via WhatsApp network. Data were analyzed using descriptive, Chi-square, and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests.
All students responded (n = 300) and reported as active social media users. Majority spent ≥ 1 h a day on social media and checked their social media > 6 times a day. Most commonly used social media accounts were Instagram (UM: 92.7%, AU: 95.3%) and Facebook (UM: 94.7%, AU: 59.3%). A small proportion of UM and AU students admitted to posting clinical photographs, patient records, and comments about patients on social media. UM students had significantly better scores in terms of their professionalism behaviors on maintaining the integrity of the profession compared to AU students (p < 0.001). Meanwhile AU students had better scores than UM students on behaviors related to upholding colleagues' professional image on social media (p = 0.421). Most students in UM and AU shared similar positive perceptions toward online professionalism behavior statements. Majority reported concerns over unprofessional posts online.
Self-reported behaviors online sometimes contradict with students' perceptions and concerns about being unprofessional online. There is a need for clearer educational guidelines on how to instill e-professionalism values and behaviors among dental students.
本研究旨在评估两所东南亚大学的牙科学生在社交媒体使用、在线专业行为以及对社交媒体使用中的电子专业精神的看法。
本横断面研究涉及马来西亚马来亚大学（UM）（n=150）和印度尼西亚艾尔朗加大学（AU）（n=150）的临床牙科学生。通过 WhatsApp 网络使用 Google 表单分发问卷。使用描述性、卡方和 Wilcoxon 秩和检验分析数据。
所有学生均做出回应（n=300），并报告为活跃的社交媒体使用者。大多数学生每天在社交媒体上花费≥1 小时，每天查看社交媒体>6 次。最常使用的社交媒体账户是 Instagram（UM：92.7%，AU：95.3%）和 Facebook（UM：94.7%，AU：59.3%）。一小部分 UM 和 AU 学生承认在社交媒体上发布临床照片、患者记录和有关患者的评论。与 AU 学生相比，UM 学生在维护专业完整性方面的专业行为得分显著更高（p<0.001）。而 AU 学生在社交媒体上维护同事专业形象的行为方面的得分则优于 UM 学生（p=0.421）。UM 和 AU 的大多数学生对在线专业行为陈述持有相似的积极看法。大多数学生对在线不专业帖子表示担忧。
在线自我报告的行为有时与学生对在线不专业行为的看法和担忧相矛盾。有必要制定更明确的教育指南，指导牙科学生树立电子专业精神价值观和行为。
