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
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