Student training for health communication in social media

Social media in dental education: The need for institutional policies and content regulation

“…The widespread use of SM in dental education is indisputable; however there is currently no established mechanism for quality assurance or standards for e‐professionalism (“attitudes and behaviors reflecting traditional professionalism paradigms that are manifested through digital media”). Academic institutions should consider training students to critically evaluate the accuracy of information, disseminate evidence‐based knowledge, and use professional standards when connecting with their patients and the community 2,5–7 . At the same time, dental school curricula should consider incorporating up‐to‐date, evidence‐based, and peer‐reviewed SM content into learning and teaching 1 …”

“…Academic institutions should consider training students to critically evaluate the accuracy of information, disseminate evidence-based knowledge, and use professional standards when connecting with their patients and the community. 2,[5][6][7] At the same time, dental school curricula should consider incorporating up-to-date, evidencebased, and peer-reviewed SM content into learning and teaching. The purpose of this review was to provide recommendations for creating SM policies that enhance eprofessionalism and issue a Call for Action for dental schools and professional dental associations to develop a peer-review process to evaluate and validate SM content.…”