Journal of the Scientific Society (Jan 2017)

Dentistry in E-world

  • Darshana Bennadi,
  • Niharika Reddy Thummala,
  • S Sibyl

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/jss.JSS_27_16
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 44, no. 1
pp. 2 – 6

Abstract

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Social media is making interactions possible between users and service providers by providing relatively simple, easy to access unbiased platforms for sharing feedback. Social media and the internet offer a wealth of opportunities for dentists to directly connect with their patients and other people in the dental field. These are making inroads in the education of patient as well as professionals, research, peer-reviewed patient care, and oral health-care information. This paper reviews role of internet, social media in dental field with its pros and cons.

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