Alumna, Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Assistant Professor, Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Can J Dent Hyg. 2022 Feb 1;56(1):31-38. eCollection 2022 Feb.
Research shows that approximately 75% of people worldwide access the internet for health information. Lower calibre websites often use inaccurate claims to attract internet browsers. The objective of this review is to alert oral health care professionals (OHCPs) to the impact of oral health media hype on client perceptions of oral care. It also aims to provide OHCPs with tools to educate clients on how to identify credible oral health information online so that they can make informed oral health treatment decisions.
A literature search was conducted using PubMed and Google Scholar. The returns were screened using inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Thirteen studies met the inclusion criteria, of which 12 (92%) identified that clients browse the internet to research oral health conditions and treatments. Eleven studies (85%) concluded that media outlets influence client perceptions of oral health care and treatment. All 13 studies (100%) found that OHCPs and organizations should better guide clients with tools to discern between evidence-based (EB) and non-evidence-based (NEB) online health information.
According to the literature, viewing NEB oral health information on the internet affects clients' perceptions of oral health care, which may lead to potentially harmful treatment decisions. Chairside education is effective in reducing the impact of oral health misinformation.
OHCPs have the responsibility to address the impact of media hype on clients' perception of oral health care and to direct them to credible health information.
研究表明，全球约有 75%的人上网查询健康信息。低质量的网站常常使用不准确的信息来吸引网络浏览者。本综述旨在提醒口腔保健专业人员（OHCP）注意口腔健康媒体炒作对客户对口腔护理认知的影响。它还旨在为 OHCP 提供工具，以教育客户如何在线识别可信的口腔健康信息，以便他们能够做出明智的口腔健康治疗决策。
使用 PubMed 和 Google Scholar 进行文献检索。使用纳入和排除标准筛选检索结果。
符合纳入标准的研究有 13 项，其中 12 项（92%）表明客户上网查询口腔健康状况和治疗方法。11 项研究（85%）得出结论，媒体渠道影响客户对口腔保健和治疗的看法。所有 13 项研究（100%）发现，OHCP 和组织应该更好地引导客户使用工具，区分基于证据（EB）和非基于证据（NEB）的在线健康信息。
根据文献，在网上查看非基于证据的口腔健康信息会影响客户对口腔保健的看法，这可能导致潜在的有害治疗决策。椅旁教育在减少口腔健康错误信息的影响方面是有效的。
OHCP 有责任解决媒体炒作对客户对口腔保健认知的影响，并引导他们获取可信的健康信息。
