Table 1.
Patient survey and dentist survey: demographics and personal social media usage.
| Survey Variables | Dentist Survey, n (%) | Patient Survey, n (%) | ||
| Demographic |
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Gender | N=532 | N=572 | |
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Male | 287 (54%) | 251 (44%) |
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Female | 245 (46%) | 321 (56%) |
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Age group | N=529 | N=588 | |
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18-25 | 9 (2%) | 65 (11%) |
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26-35 | 331 (62%) | 234 (40%) |
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36-45 | 130 (25%) | 172 (29%) |
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46+ | 59 (11%) | 117 (20%) |
| Social media |
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Do you have a personal social media account? | N=451 | N=499 | |
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Yes | 421 (93%) | 484 (97%) |
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No | 30 (7%) | 15 (3%) |
| Patients’ behaviors on social media |
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Have you visited your dental surgery’s Facebook page or website? | N/Aa | N=508 | |
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Yes | N/A | 238 (47%) |
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No | N/A | 270 (53%) |
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Have you ever added any of your medical doctors or dentists on social media? | N/A | N=460 | |
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Yes, searched and added | N/A | 76 (17%) |
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Yes, but only searched | N/A | 88 (19%) |
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Neither | N/A | 296 (64%) |
aN/A: not applicable.