Use of social media in dental schools: Pluses, perils, and pitfalls from a legal perspective

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1558-1567

  Parkinson, Joseph W ^a   Turner, Sharon P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contract law; Dental education; Educational technology; Free speech; Social media

Indexed keywords

CIVIL RIGHTS; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTRACT; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JURISPRUDENCE; LEARNING; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; UNITED STATES;

CIVIL RIGHTS; COMMUNICATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTRACTS; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FACULTY, DENTAL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; POLICY MAKING; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING; STUDENTS, DENTAL; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84922324572     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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