Author:
Henry Rachel K,Molnar Amy,Henry Jon C
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Aim
Social media is becoming the way for businesses, including health care professionals, to communicate with consumers. The study examines the use of social media by dental practices in the US.
Materials and methods
An electronic survey was sent to 22,682 dentists in the United States. The survey consisted of questions related to the use of social media in the dental practice. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and comparisons were made using a Fisher's exact test.
Results
A total of 573 responses were received. Social media was used in 52% of dental practices, the most common being Facebook. The use of social media was most commonly for marketing purposes (91%). Dentists younger than 45 years old were more likely to use social media in their practice than dentists 45 years or older (p < 0.001).
Conclusion
Dental practices actively use social media for marketing and communication. Many dentists are unsure how to measure the success of social media in their practice. Additional research is needed to measure the success of social media in a dental practice.
Clinical significance
Social media is a common way practices market and interact with their patients. There are some difficulties in determining what appropriate content for social media is and how to evaluate the success.
How to cite this article
Henry RK, Molnar A, Henry JC. A Survey of US Dental Practices’ use of Social Media. J Contemp Dent Pract 2012;13(2):137-141.
Publisher
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing
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