Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2019

Internet Based Information Usage Among Practicing Dentists in Jodhpur City, Rajasthan

Sufiyan A. Shaikh, Fazlur Rahman Sayed, Shabana S. Shaikh, Shazli Fazlur Sayed, Arshiya A. Shaikh

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Aim : The aim of the study was to assess the Internet based information usage by the practicing dentists in Jodhpur city, Rajasthan Methodology: it was a cross sectional survey conducted for a period of three month. A questionnaire was developed to obtain information about the use of internet by the dentists in Jodhpur city. The questionnaire was distributed to dentists by contacting them personally and It took 10–15 minutes to complete the questionnaire. The returned questionnaire was coded and used for statistical analysis. Result: Majority of the dentists were assessing internet both at home as well as clinic. it was found that 70.3% of dentists utilized internet for educating themselves whereas only 38.1% search for research works. only few 9.3% study subjects had received formal training in search strategies. 55.1% dentists preferred to owse search engines (Google, Bing etc.) rather than specific database. Conclusion: Accessibility, affordability and fast access to information were found to be the major causes which make internet to be preferable over printed material to gain information. Most of the MDS dentists were found to use medical and dental databases, BDS dentists were found unaware of such database and their use.

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INTERNET BASED INFORMATION USAGE AMONG PRACTICING DENTISTS IN JODHPUR CITY, RAJASTHAN, Sufiyan A. Shaikh, Fazlur Rahman Sayed, Shabana S. Shaikh, Shazli Fazlur Sayed, Arshiya A. Shaikh INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-5 | May-2019

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