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The Use of Digital Media by State Dental Boards in Licensure and Enforcement of Oral Health Professionals; A Survey

Staud, Shawna
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1461234272

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2016, Master of Dental Hygiene, Ohio State University, Dentistry.
The importance of upholding and maintaining professionalism is even greater in a world connected by the click of a button. Identifying behaviors that pose potential violation of privacy and security aspects will help uphold the integrity of businesses, employers, employees, clients and patients. Studies suggest that specific consequences of violation of professionalism and other ethical standards have not been well established. This study will explore the ways in which licensing of a dental professional is effected by digital media unprofessionalism. This study employed a non-experimental descriptive electronic survey research design. A total of 52 surveys were sent to the dental board executive directors and the California dental hygiene executive directors in the United States. Eighteen responses were collected for a 34.6 percent response rate. Overall, respondents indicated a lack of social media usage by state dental boards. Incidents of online unprofessional behavior came to the attention of the board in various ways and various consequences. Overall level of concern about online activities by licensees that may be in violation of laws, rules and regulations of the state or the dental board exists yet no state dental boards are currently creating a social media policy. As common as social media presents in society today, specific social media policies are limited on a professional board level. Dental boards should consider developing policies to address potential online unprofessionalism to protect businesses, employers, employees, clients and patients.
Rachel Kearney (Advisor)
Rafat Amer, Dr. (Committee Member)
Wendy Moore (Committee Member)
39 p.
Dentistry
professionalism, state dental boards, social media

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  • Staud, S. (2016). The Use of Digital Media by State Dental Boards in Licensure and Enforcement of Oral Health Professionals; A Survey [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1461234272

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Staud, Shawna. The Use of Digital Media by State Dental Boards in Licensure and Enforcement of Oral Health Professionals; A Survey . 2016. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1461234272.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Staud, Shawna. "The Use of Digital Media by State Dental Boards in Licensure and Enforcement of Oral Health Professionals; A Survey ." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1461234272

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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