ArticleBritish dental journal2016
The risks and benefits of social media in dental foundation training.
Article in British dental journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Social Media and Health Care, Part I: Literature Review of Social Media Use by Health Care Providers.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Review
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- Perceptions of e-professionalism among dental students: a UK dental school study.British dental journal · 2019Article
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Abstract
The use of social media has greatly expanded in the last decade, with widespread use of smartphones, the internet, and other multimedia to enhance learning. There is evidence to suggest that social media has a place in healthcare education, but there is limited research to suggest the effectiveness or use of it in dental foundation training. This paper discusses the risks and benefits of social media and suggests that a better understanding of social media and its role in the development and practice of newly qualified dental professionals could benefit both trainees and trainers.
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