Dentistry

Dentistry in Egypt and the role of social media and scientific references in learning for Arab dental students

Joint Event on 36^th International Conference on Dentistry & Dental Marketing & 18^th Annual Meeting on Oral Care & Oral Cancer

October 24- 25, 2018 | Boston, USA

Ahmed Ali Ghorab

Nahda University, Egypt

Keynote: Dentistry

Abstract:

As the free encyclopedia "Wikipedia" reported: Dentistry has a long history in Egypt where the dental profession emerged as early as 3000 BC. Dentistry is taught in public and private universities in Egypt, there is a syndicate for all dentists who organize work in dental clinics in cooperation with the Ministry of Health. Dentists complete a 5-year study plus a year of practice in dental or public hospitals in the country. Most public universities give bachelors, masters and doctorate degrees in all areas of dentistry. However, getting a graduate degree in orthodontics is a bit difficult according to many dental practitioners in general in Egypt. The number of public and private dental colleges reached 33 which is the highest rate of dentistry colleges compared to the world population whereas the UK has 28 colleges, India has 22, China has 27 and the US has 30. There is also a plan for the Ministry of Higher Education to open 5 new public and private colleges. Dentistry is developing significantly in Egypt and there is an increase in the demand for it annually. The web portal "Masrawy" reported that of 2007, there were 28,000 dentists and from 2007 to 2017, they became 64,000 dentists, more than doubling in ten years. Since 2011 it has been observed that many dental students rely on learning through social media. When conducting a random referendum among several Egyptian university students, it was noticed that the percentage of dependence on social media reaches 70%, YouTube has been ranked first where several university professors publish practical videos through their channels for practical study especially for the first two years in the bachelor's degree in addition to the rest of the years. Facebook is ranked second where there are many doctors and students to publish useful topics for learning across the groups and pages for undergraduate and graduate students and sometimes videos are broadcast live. Online websites topped the third place and Twitter the last. Several students also rely on the use of scientific references as a means of in-depth understanding and acquisition of more information. It was noted that 80% of the Egyptian students depend on the references of overseas universities. I have been created a statistic for many students and dentists about why they choose the dentistry and how can a dentist service humans? Also, they have been asked about what they expect about what dentistry will provide the world in the next ten years and their ideas and points of views about improving learning and reducing difficulties in dentistry. Conferences are one of the important things and all Egyptian universities organize conferences throughout the year and It was observed the increase in the number of attendances, especially from students in particular. For example, my university in the last year, the number of attendances in the second conference was increased by 500 than the first conference and in the regional scientific conference by doctors syndicate in cooperation with my university, the number of the delegates reached 3000.

Biography :

Ahmed Ali Ghorab Pro-active and results-oriented in his education. Currently enrolled in the School of Dentistry, Nahda University. Well-disciplined with proven ability to manage multiple assignments efficiently under extreme pressure while meeting tight deadlines. Known for his adequate planning and effective communication can see the big picture and plan his work to achieve results. He is looking for getting an opportunity to study masters in an American University. Accepted in many local and international scholarships. Obtained several internships from Egyptian and international institutions. Interested in attending international conferences in dentistry and other fields .Holds many awards and honors from the university. Interested in traveling and discover other countries. He has three years' experience in teamwork. He wishes to offer humanity a useful science that helps to cure the incurable diseases and to immortalization my name beside scientists forever.

E-mail: ahmed.ali.ghorab@gmail.com