The pattern and use of Twitter among dental schools in Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Twitter as a social media platform has revolutionized the way we interact with others and receive information. The presence of dental schools in Twitter facilitates the engagement of students, educators, dental professionals, and the community. Given the explosive popularity of Twitter as a social media platform and its potential use in the areas of education and branding, the questions of why and how dental schools use these services warrant comprehensive research. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the pattern and use of Twitter as a social media platform for dental schools in Saudi Arabia.

Methods

The tweets were extracted within the timeframe from July 15, 2019, to July 15, 2020. The Twitter data collected included: full text content, the count of retwe

SUBMITTER: Al-Khalifa KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9455848 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature