• DocumentCode
    2719531
  • Title

    Modern dental practice for the dentists in the UAE using social networking tools

  • Author

    Rajan, Amala V. ; George, Sanoop ; Kirsal, Yoney

  • Author_Institution
    Higher Colleges of Technol., Dubai, Saudi Arabia
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    26-27 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    150
  • Lastpage
    155
  • Abstract
    Over 45% of the UAE population are using social networking tools such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Blogs etc. and more and more people depending on digital media to search for information. Therefore it is crucial for the dentists to change their approach towards their patients in order to enhance their business. This paper has focused on the dentists in the UAE, analysed their social networking practices and proposed effective methods of using social networking tools to enhance their business aspects. The paper mainly emphasises two issues: increasing the online visibility and enhancing the business through social media marketing.
  • Keywords
    dentistry; marketing; social networking (online); Blogs; Facebook; LinkedIn; Twitter; UAE; digital media; modern dental practice; online visibility; social media marketing; social networking tools; Dentists; Facebook; LinkedIn; Marketing; Social Networking; Twitter;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Current Trends in Information Technology (CTIT), 2011 International Conference and Workshop on
  • Conference_Location
    Dubai
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0097-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0096-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CTIT.2011.6107951
  • Filename
    6107951