Application of Social Media as a Supporting Tool in the Teaching and Learning Process of Dentistry Students

All participants will have access to the conventional teaching-learning process (lecture-based classes). These theoretical classes will be delivered as part of the Dental Radiology course. During the semester, the topics covered will include intraoral radiographic techniques, radiographic processing, intraoral radiographic anatomy, and dental and periodontal alterations and lesions.

The second group (Passive Social Media Supplement Group) will participate in the conventional teaching-learning process, supplemented by the passive consumption of educational content on social media, produced by the third group. The materials consumed will include the following content: intraoral radiographic techniques, radiographic processing, intraoral radiographic anatomy, and dental and periodontal alterations and lesions.

The third group (Active Social Media Engagement Group) will participate in the conventional teaching-learning process, supplemented by the creation of educational audiovisual materials, which will subsequently be shared on social media and accessed both by their own group and by the second group. The materials will cover the following topics: intraoral radiographic techniques, radiographic processing, intraoral radiographic anatomy, and dental and periodontal alterations and lesions.