Mary Shimy S Gomez
Kerala Government Dental College and Hospital, India
Title: E-World in dentistry -Boon or bane?
Biography
Biography: Mary Shimy S Gomez
Abstract
E media has become a part of the fabric of today’s world, from which Medical and Dental fields cannot be spared as it has a very high influence in academics to microsurgical techniques. Boon in information technology and computer sciences have changed the lifestyle quotient of people. The key factor of patient communication has been also made easy with new advances. With advances in technology came the social networking sites, into which people are very much hooked up to be in contact with the near and dear ones. These sites have become a channel for many companies to advertise, recruit, educate and market their products. What has been the influence of this sector to oral health and especially in developing countries where most of its people live in rural areas. However, being in this new era discussion about the social media and its influence on oral health is the need of the hour. Are these advances in social media a boon or bane in dentistry.