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Published in: BMC Oral Health 1/2023

Open Access 01-12-2023 | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Research

#OMFSurgery: analyzing the use of social media applications in oral and maxillofacial surgery resident training

Authors: Lukas B. Seifert, Philipp Becker, Andreas Pabst, Anna K. Sander, Josephine Schneider, Lara Schorn, Alexander Zeller, Jürgen Hoffmann, Daniel G. E. Thiem

Published in: BMC Oral Health | Issue 1/2023

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Abstract

Background

Despite its increasing popularity, to our knowledge the use of social media applications (SM) for residents’ training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) has not been investigated yet. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of SM applications by OMFS residents for post-graduate training in Germany.

Methods

For explorative assessment, an online questionnaire containing 27 questions about the current use of SM for resident training was sent to OMFS residents in Germany.

Results

Sixty-four colleagues participated to the study. Thirty-four participants (54%) responded to regularly use those platforms mainly for OMFS-related content. YouTube (65%, n = 37), Instagram (48%, n = 27), ResearchGate (25%, n = 14) and WhatsApp (16%, n = 9) were the most popular platforms. (Surgical) videos (97%, n = 59), pictures and graphics (82%, n = 50) were the mainly accessed contents. Forty-four participants (69%) stated that SM substantially contributed to their OMFS training. Dentoalveolar surgery and implantology (66%, n = 35) and aesthetic facial surgery (55%, n = 29) content contributed most to OMFS resident training. Fifty-one participants (80%) recommended an official SM account of the DGMKG.

Conclusions

SM is frequently used by OMFS residents for the consumption of training-related content. There is an imbalance toward dentoalveolar and facial aesthetic surgery regarding the presented content. Academic institutions and societies should complement their educational activities to not miss this emerging educational innovation. Official SM content by academic institutions and societies could contribute to the existing educational activities.
Footnotes
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The Young Forum represents the interests of OMFS residents throughout Germany and provides an integrative network for the exchange of information on clinical, scientific, didactic and social aspects.
 
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Metadata
Title
#OMFSurgery: analyzing the use of social media applications in oral and maxillofacial surgery resident training
Authors
Lukas B. Seifert
Philipp Becker
Andreas Pabst
Anna K. Sander
Josephine Schneider
Lara Schorn
Alexander Zeller
Jürgen Hoffmann
Daniel G. E. Thiem
Publication date
01-12-2023
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Oral Health / Issue 1/2023
Electronic ISSN: 1472-6831
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-023-02872-9

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