Abstract

USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO CHALLENGE THE PERCEPTION OF DENTISTRY IN SAUDI ARABIA

Dr. Sarah Faisal Alhazmi*

Abstract

Oral Health Problems are highly prevalent in most of the regions Saudi Arabia. There have been several studies conducted locally to conclude the nature and degree of oral health problems in the provinces. Several surveys demonstrates that a common of oral health surveys have been done on kids. The objective of this study was to assess the influence of social media to challenge the perception of dentistry among the Saudi Arabia population. This study helps to overcome this dental phobia and also to inspire people to pursue preventive dental care in Saudi Arabia. The studied was done by reviewing the articles from 2008 to 2018 to determine the role played by the social media in Saudi Arabia to challenge the perception of dentistry. This review concluded that the individuals who once had the most horrible experience of dental physicians tend not to pursue dental care, which hints to dental decay, hence the significance of additional research in this part to improve and work on changing the impact of social media on perception of dentistry in Saudi Arabia is required.

Keywords: Oral Health problems, perception, social media, dentistry, dental phobia.