Online ISSN: 2515-8260

The Role of Media in Oral Hygiene Awareness

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Dr Deepak Moses Ravindran,Balaji S.K,S.Janani

Abstract

As a result of the Coronavirus pandemic and the rapid, growing use of digital media and smartphones, opportunities for using various digital applications have increased tremendously. Effective communication is a key factor in bridging a link between the patients and professionals, with the basic triad of proliferation of modes, speed of communication and reflexivity of knowledge, which serves as a base for better comprehension. The success of media is reliant upon the following main goal: message received by target group, allowing for change in the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of people to behave accordingly. This article will emphasize on the various aspects of media and how much it has influenced the spread of awareness of oral hygiene. The first few sections of this article will highlight on the evolutionary aspect of media and how it has been useful for the society, additively, adding a few notes on the importance of oral health in today’s generation.The further sections will highlight on the recent advances and the view in a futuristic perspective.

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