ArticleJournal of orthodontics2022
Social media and orthodontics: Are our patients scrolling?
Article in Journal of orthodontics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.
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- Orthodontists on Social Media: Instagram's Influence.Turkish journal of orthodontics · 2024Article
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- Orthodontics social media, perceptions of science- and non-science-based posts among orthodontists, dentists, students and laypeople.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess patients' awareness of the availability of information related to orthodontics on social media, and to explore patients' willingness to engage with social media to aid with orthodontic treatment.
designProspective cross-sectional survey.
settingThis survey was conducted at Croydon University Hospital orthodontic department.
participantsA total of 125 orthodontic patients, both new and in treatment. There were no exclusion criteria.
methodsAll participants completed a questionnaire designed to explore their awareness, access to and utilisation of social media as well as their willingness to engage with social media to support orthodontic treatment. There were no age restrictions or exclusion criteria.
resultsOf the patients, 99% had access to social media. Of these patients, 64% were aware that social media platforms were available to help with orthodontic treatment, 30% had utilised social media related to orthodontics, with the most popular platforms being Instagram (n = 17) and Snapchat (n = 12). Of the patients, 73% stated that they would be willing to use social media in the future to support orthodontic treatment.
conclusionSocial media can be engaging, accessible and versatile, and has been shown to be effective at improving patients' knowledge regarding orthodontic treatment. As such, it may be used as a valuable tool for information provision to engage orthodontic patients. Awareness of the availability of orthodontics content on social media is increasing; however, only one-third of participants had previously used it to aid with orthodontic treatment. Given the availability of information on social media targeted at orthodontic patients there is a need to assess the quality of this information and if appropriate navigate patients towards high-quality, effective resources.
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