| - | - | Current Position | Total n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | Dental Student (%) | Intern/ Dentist (%) | - |
| I use social media for marketing myself as a dentist or dental student. | Yes | 47.95% | 33.72% | 325 (41.72%) |
| - | No | 52.05% | 66.28%* | 454 (58.28%) |
| I use social media to market my dental college or my dental place of work. | Yes | 37.21% | 38.71% | 295 (37.87%) |
| - | No | 62.79% | 61.29% | 484 (62.13%) |
| I believe that using social media (in general) is important to obtain new patients and increase my market value. | Yes | 62.33% | 53.08% | 454 (58.28%) |
| - | No | 37.67% | 46.92%* | 325 (41.72%) |
| I believe that posting before and after dental cases on social media is important to obtain new patients and increase my market value. | Yes | 68.26% | 58.94% | 500 (64.18%) |
| - | No | 31.74% | 41.06%* | 279 (35.82%) |
| Using social media for marketing in dentistry is better than conventional marketing. | Yes | 64.84% | 61% | 492 (63.16%) |
| - | No | 35.16% | 39% | 287 (36.84%) |
| Posting unprofessional materials may affect the dentist’s/dental student’s reputation. | Yes | 63.93% | 61.58% | 490 (62.9%) |
| - | No | 36.07% | 38.42% | 289 (37.1%) |