The Troublesome and Delicate Relationship Between Scientific Evidence, Social Media and State-of-the-Art Clinical Practices

Jorge Soto-Montero

2023, Number 1

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Odovtos-Int J Dent Sc 2023; 25 (1)

The Troublesome and Delicate Relationship Between Scientific Evidence, Social Media and State-of-the-Art Clinical Practices

Soto-Montero J

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“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn”.
Alvin Toffler

Social networks have become a main supplier of information on different areas of the society, including health and science professions, resulting in an increased and uncontrollable dissemination of non-peer-reviewed content from a wide variety of sources. The amount of unfiltered information along with the vertiginous advances in dental materials and clinical sciences experienced in the last decade, have resulted in a void that affects the delicate balance between the information that is scientifically validated, and the one that is received by the clinician and dental students.

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