The role of Twitter in dental education: A systematic review

Schaijik, Bede van; Alshawa, Aladdin; Hamadah, Omar; Alshehri, Mohammed; Kujan, Omar

doi:10.1002/jdd.12621

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“…Discussion with colleagues, websites and social media appear to be important sources of information, and unsurprisingly, more so among respondents with fewer years of experience who were presumably younger in age. It is not yet known how casual platforms might affect learning and evidence‐based clinical practice, and privacy and professionalism concerns are also present 76,77 . As with recent dental education trends overall, likely accelerated by the COVID‐19 pandemic, 78–80 online delivery of education and international social networking is likely to increase 76,81 in endodontics as well.…”

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“…It is not yet known how casual platforms might affect learning and evidence-based clinical practice, and privacy and professionalism concerns are also present. 76,77 As with recent dental education trends overall, likely accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, [78][79][80] online delivery of education and international social networking is likely to increase 76,81 in endodontics as well.…”

Section: Endodontic Educationmentioning

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Current endodontic practice and use of newer technologies in Australia and New Zealand

Cheung

Parashos

2023

Australian Dental Journal

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BackgroundThis study investigated endodontic clinical preferences, adoption of newer technologies and information sources among dentists and endodontists.MethodsDental and endodontic society members in Australia and New Zealand were surveyed online regarding their endodontic treatment preferences, armamentarium, information sources and continuing professional education (CPE) attendance.ResultsComplete responses were received from 71 endodontic specialists or postgraduates (Group E) and 139 general dentists (Group D). Most of Group E used dental operating microscopes (95.8%), endodontic cone‐beam computed tomography (CBCT; 98.6%) and calcium silicate‐based materials (CSBMs; 97.2%), significantly more (P < 0.001) than Group D (86.3% used loupes, <32% used CBCT for endodontics or CSBMs). Most respondents used dental dam always for endodontics (94.3%), electronic apex locators (EAL; 81.0%) and engine‐driven nickel‐titanium (NiTi) instruments (91.4%); Group E had more experience with engine‐driven NiTi (P < 0.001). Endodontic CPE attendance was highest at dental association programs (P < 0.001) while hands‐on NiTi training attendance was highest via commercial companies (P < 0.05). Online information sources were commonly used (38.8% of Group D, 59.2% of Group E).ConclusionDental dam, EAL and engine‐driven NiTi were almost universally used. The endodontic group reported high adoption of newer endodontic technologies. Endodontic CPE and information sources should be further surveyed as online engagement evolves. © 2023 Australian Dental Association.

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Section: Endodontic Educationmentioning

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Current endodontic practice and use of newer technologies in Australia and New Zealand

Cheung

Parashos

2023

Australian Dental Journal

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“…The role of Twitter in healthcare education is emerging. Benefits have been highlighted in the ability to rapidly share knowledge and increase reach of new evidence without geographical barriers (Thamman et al., 2020); and as a source of free‐to‐access learning, notwithstanding professional and quality considerations (Van Schaijik et al., 2021).…”

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Approaches to tracheoesophageal voice rehabilitation: a survey of the UK and Irish speech and language therapists’ current practice and beliefs

Sparks

Dipper

Coffey³

et al. 2023

Intl J Lang & Comm Disor

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Background: After total laryngectomy, surgical voice restoration is used to establish communication via tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis. Once voice is established, there is a paucity of information on what speech and language therapists (SLTs) should do to improve tracheoesophageal voice quality to ensure functional communication. No existing surveys or studies investigate this specific question. There is also a disconnect between guidelines, knowledge and clinical practice, whereby clinical guidelines stipulate the requirement for SLT intervention, but do not detail what this entails in the rehabilitation context. Aims: (1) To advance understanding of current clinical practice beyond voice prosthesis management and care. (2) To explore what approaches are implemented in clinical practice across the UK and Republic of Ireland to rehabilitate tracheoesophageal voice. (3) To investigate the barriers and facilitators to provision of tracheoesophageal voice therapy. Methods & Procedures: A self-administered 10-min online survey was developed using Qualtrics software and piloted before dissemination. Survey development was informed by the Behaviour Change Wheel to identify barriers, facilitators and additional factors contributing to SLTs' provision of voice therapy to tracheoesophageal speakers. The survey was disseminated via social media and professional networks. Eligibility criteria included SLTs with at least one year post-registration experience and with experience of working with laryngectomy in the past 5 years. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse closed answer questions. Open question responses were analysed using content analysis. Outcomes & Results: The survey received 147 responses. Participants were representative of the head and neck cancer SLT workforce. SLTs believe that tracheoesophageal voice therapy is an important aspect of laryngectomy rehabilitation; however, there was a lack of knowledge about therapy approaches and This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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“…The use of social media has increased in health education with several studies pointing out probable advantages concerning short term knowledge but also interactions with other students and teachers, even if their interest has not been definitively established and remains controversial due to possible behavioral drifts [ 33 , 34 ]. Moreover, numerous different types of media are considered which may make it difficult for teachers or students to know which one to choose [ 35 , 36 , 37 ]. In this review, we have focused our search strategy on studies which could allow a comparison of several methods of learning.…”

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Social Media in Health Studies: A Systematic Review of Comparative Learning Methods

Daley¹,

Gross

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Learning modifications particularly increased due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, which made it necessary to offer distance health education for many months. Social media allows students to have interactive activities such as discussing specific subjects or sharing data with each other, and also to have interactions with their teachers and tutors. So, we aimed to compare the effects of the use of social media on knowledge, skills and perceptions in health students compared to other methods. We performed a systematic review on PubMed, ScienceDirect and Embase about comparative learning methods using social media. The search followed PRISMA guidelines, and the quality assessment of the studies was performed using the Medical Education Research Quality instrument (MERSQI). Eight studies were analyzed including 1014 participants. Mean age ranged from 19.9 to 23.4 years, and 70% were females. About 54.4% of the participants were medical students and 20.9% were dental students. The mean MERSQI was 11.7 ± 2.6. Various subjects were included—anatomy, cultural competences, sterile surgical techniques, radiology, arthrocentesis, medical pathologies and cariology. As far as knowledge evaluation was concerned, we found that the use of social media may have had a positive effect from a short-term point of view but results concerning skills were less consistent across studies. Students usually had a positive perception of the use of social media as a complementary method but not as a complete alternative so it is not excluded that this effect might result from an increase in working time. The impact on patient care should also be assessed in future studies.

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The role of Twitter in dental education: A systematic review

Cited by 9 publications

References 42 publications

Current endodontic practice and use of newer technologies in Australia and New Zealand

Current endodontic practice and use of newer technologies in Australia and New Zealand

Approaches to tracheoesophageal voice rehabilitation: a survey of the UK and Irish speech and language therapists’ current practice and beliefs

Social Media in Health Studies: A Systematic Review of Comparative Learning Methods

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