Authors : Sarra Azzez; Naima Ayari; Ghada Ayari; Hela Zouaghi; Chiraz Baccouch

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 10 - October

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26Oct486

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Abstract : Background: Social media are increasingly woven into the learning habits of health-profession trainees, yet data on dental residents, who combine specialist education with unsupervised clinical decision-making, remain scarce, particularly in North Africa. Content on these platforms is heterogeneous in quality and may conflict with academic teaching.  Objectives: To describe how dental residents use social media in daily life and during specialist training; to document how they assess the reliability of dental content; and to explore their professional use and expectations.

Keywords : Social Media; Dental Education; Residency; Specialist Training; Digital Literacy; E-Professionalism; Cross-Sectional Study.

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