Indicators of adolescents’ preference to receive oral health information using social media

Tantawi, Maha El; Bakhurji, Eman; Al‐Ansari, Asim; AlSubaie, Abdulelah; Subaie, Hassan Ali Al; AlAli, Abdulhadi Ahmed

doi:10.1080/00016357.2018.1536803

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“…[17]. The study ndings differ from those of El Tantawi et al where Saudi adolescents preferred using Instagram for OHI [11] indicating that use of different types of SM for OHI may differ by country or culture or even by time as certain SM become popular. For example, a 2012 survey [18] showed that Jakarta was the most active Twitter city in the world although the use of Twitter in the present study was reported by a minor portion of users.…”

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The Use of Internet Platforms for Oral Health Information and Associated Factors Among Adolescents From Jakarta: A Cross Sectional Study

Maharani

Tantawi

Yoseph

et al. 2020

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Objective: The growth of the internet has increased its use to obtain health information including oral health information (OHI). This study assessed Indonesian adolescents’ use of different internet platforms to obtain OHI and factors associated with this use.Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study surveyed middle school students in five regions in Jakarta in 2019. Participants completed a questionnaire that assessed demographics, oral health practices (toothbrushing and dental visits), the presence of dental pain, using internet platform to obtain OHI and type of information searched for. Multinomial logistic regression was used to assess the association between using the internet for OHI (Google, Social Media (SM), both or none) and the independent factors: demographics, oral health practice, dental pain and whether participants search for causes, symptoms, prevention or treatment of oral diseases (ODs). Results: Most of the 521 participants were female (55.7%) with mean age= 13.4 years. Almost all of them (93.7%) searched the internet for OHI through Google (40.7%) or Google with SM (36.1%). Searching for OHI over SM was significantly associated with toothbrushing (OR= 4.12, 95%CI= 1.43, 11.89) and less dental visits (OR= 0.16, 95%CI= 0.05, 0.60). Searching Google for OHI was significantly associated with looking for information about causes (OR= 3.69, 95%CI= 1.33, 10.26) and treatment (OR= 6.17, 95%CI= 2.23, 17.03) of ODs. Conclusions: Most adolescents used Google to seek OHI. Oral health practices and types of OHI searched for differed by internet platform. Dental health professionals should consider using internet-based interventions to promote oral health to this age group.

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The Use of Internet Platforms for Oral Health Information and Associated Factors Among Adolescents From Jakarta: A Cross Sectional Study

Maharani

Tantawi

Yoseph

et al. 2020

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“…People may remember up to 10% of what they read, 20% of what they hear, 30% of what they see, and 50% of what they see and hear [18]. The study ndings differ from those of El Tantawi et al where Saudi adolescents preferred using Instagram for OHI [11] indicating that use of different types of SM for OHI may differ by country or culture or even by time as certain SM become popular. For example, a 2012 survey [19] showed that Jakarta was the most active Twitter city in the world although the use of Twitter in the present study was reported by a minor portion of users.…”

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The use of internet platforms for oral health information and associated factors among adolescents from Jakarta: a cross sectional study

Maharani

Tantawi

Yoseph

et al. 2020

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Background: The growth of the internet has increased its use to obtain health information including oral health information (OHI). This study assessed Indonesian adolescents’ use of different internet platforms to obtain OHI and factors associated with this use.Methods: A cross-sectional study surveyed middle school students in five regions in Jakarta in 2019. Participants completed a questionnaire that assessed demographics, oral health practices (toothbrushing and dental visits), the presence of dental pain, using internet platform to obtain OHI and type of information searched for. Multinomial logistic regression was used to assess the association between using the internet for OHI (Google, Social Media (SM), both or none) and the independent factors: demographics, oral health practice, dental pain and whether participants search for causes, symptoms, prevention or treatment of oral diseases (ODs). Results: Most of the 521 participants were female (55.7%) with mean age= 13.4 years. Almost all of them (93.7%) searched the internet for OHI through Google (40.7%) or Google with SM (36.1%). Searching for OHI over SM was significantly associated with toothbrushing (OR= 4.12, 95%CI= 1.43, 11.89) and less dental visits (OR= 0.16, 95%CI= 0.05, 0.60). Searching Google for OHI was significantly associated with looking for information about causes (OR= 3.69, 95%CI= 1.33, 10.26) and treatment (OR= 6.17, 95%CI= 2.23, 17.03) of ODs.Conclusions: Most adolescents used Google to seek OHI. Oral health practices and types of OHI searched for differed by internet platform. Dental health professionals should consider using internet-based interventions to promote oral health to this age group

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“…Previous studies have marginally mentioned some of the areas where dental students and dentists use social media for educational and professional uses, including learning clinical skills [9,10], facilitating communication between students and instructors, communicating with patients, and enhancing educational materials [4,12]. A study highlighted the use of YouTube as major platform for learning using flipped classroom in Korea [19], while another Saudi study explained how social media can be used to deliver oral hygiene instruction to the patient [20] Our results were similar to previous studies but also added the factor of social media being used by the majority of our respondents mainly for seeking out new dental information, watching clinical procedures, and learning from others, as well as other usages that are not as common. Also, in our study, we found that these professional uses were not exclusive to students but were also found among interns and dentists currently in practice, with no significant differences between them.…”

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Attitudes toward Social Media among Practicing Dentists and Dental Students in Clinical Years in Saudi Arabia

Aboalshamat¹,

Alkiyadi²,

Alsaleh³

et al. 2019

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Background: Recently, social media use has been rising among dental students and practitioners. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the usage, attitudes, and professionalism on social media among dental students and dentists in Saudi Arabia. Methods: This cross-sectional study investigated 779 dental students, interns, and dentists recruited from university hospitals and private clinics in three major cities (Jeddah, Riyadh, and Dammam), representing the eastern, central, and western regions of Saudi Arabia. Validated questionnaires were distributed to the participants asking about the use of social media for general purposes and professional purposes, attitudes on the social media, professionalism on social media, and the use of social media for marketing purposes. This study was ethically reviewed and approved by the Faculty of Dentistry Institutional Review Board, Umm Al-Qura University with application number (102-18). Results: Among the participants, the social media platforms most frequently used on a weekly basis are WhatsApp (m = 6.13 days/week, SD = 2.10), Snapchat (m = 5.33, SD = 2.65), and Instagram (m = 4.63, SD = 2.84). LinkedIn was the least frequently used platform. The most common professional uses were to watch clinical procedures (80.49%), find new information (79.59%), learn from peers (61.1%), and communicate with patients (5.76%). Only 47.75% followed their university or workplace professionalism guidelines, and 31.74% do not have any professionalism guidelines for using social media. There were 28.75% of participants who had considered posting information/photos about a patient without the patient’s permission, those who had criticized a dental colleague numbered 49.04%, and 59.69% had criticized a dental organization. However, only a few items had statistically significant differences between dental students and dentists. Conclusion: More stringent guidelines regarding proper conduct online should be implemented and included in the dental continuous education material.

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Indicators of adolescents’ preference to receive oral health information using social media

Cited by 34 publications

References 23 publications

The Use of Internet Platforms for Oral Health Information and Associated Factors Among Adolescents From Jakarta: A Cross Sectional Study

The Use of Internet Platforms for Oral Health Information and Associated Factors Among Adolescents From Jakarta: A Cross Sectional Study

The use of internet platforms for oral health information and associated factors among adolescents from Jakarta: a cross sectional study

Attitudes toward Social Media among Practicing Dentists and Dental Students in Clinical Years in Saudi Arabia

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