- Source of Information - Social Media - Saudi Arabia - 2019

1. Nasir Al-Hamlan BDS, MPH, MSc, FDS RCSEd, FDS RCSEd, MOrth RCSEd, FICD
Consultant and Assistant Professor, Orthodontics
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
NGHA,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
@nhalhamlan
@saudibraces
nasiralhamlan
@nasiralhamlan
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4. Source of Information
Categories of Human Sources of Information
1. Information Generators(Researchers, Inventors, , Authors, Writers, Planners, Industrialist and Policy Makers)
2. Information Gatherers (Bibliographers, Encyclopedists, Lexicographer, Cartographer, Reporter, Police, Detective, etc)
3. Information Processors (Technical Editors, Language Editors, and the General Editors)
4. Information Recorders(Engravers, Scribes, Calligraphers, Printers, Typists, Videographers, Photographers, Painters, etc)
5. Information Disseminators (Publishers, Workers, Consultants, Documentalist, Advertisers, Information Officers, etc)
6. Translator
7. Information Condensers (Abstractors)
8. Information Retrievers ( Librarians, Database Searchers, Internet Searchers, etc)
9. Information Technologists (Information Scientist)
10. Information Preservers (Archivist)

5. Source of Information
Categories of Human Sources of Information
1. Information Generators (Researchers, Inventors, , Authors, Writers, Planners, Industrialist and Policy Makers)
2. Information Gatherers (Bibliographers, Encyclopedists, Lexicographer, Cartographer, Reporter, Police, Detective, etc)
3. Information Processors (Technical Editors, Language Editors, and the General Editors)
4. Information Recorders (Engravers, Scribes, Calligraphers, Printers, Typists, Videographers, Photographers, Painters, etc)
5. Information Disseminators (Publishers, Workers, Consultants, Documentalist, Advertisers, Information Officers, etc)
6. Translator
7. Information Condensers (Abstractors)
8. Information Retrievers ( Librarians, Database Searchers, Internet Searchers, etc)
9. Information Technologists (Information Scientist)
10. Information Preservers (Archivist)

6. Source of Information
Secondary TertiaryPrimary

7. Source of Information
- Scholarly Journals
- Government Organisations
- Reputable Organisations
- University
- Expert’s Speech, Interviews
- Newspaper
- Magazines
- Website Posting
- Encyclopaedias
- Guidebooks
- Textbooks
Secondary TertiaryPrimary

8. Source of Information
- Scholarly Journals
- Government Organisations
- Reputable Organisations
- University
- Expert’s Speech, Interviews
- Newspaper
- Magazines
- Website Posting
- Encyclopaedias
- Guidebooks
- Textbooks
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9. Source of Information
- Friends, Neighbors, Relatives
- Professionals (Physicians, Scientists, Teachers..etc)
- Educational Institutions (Schools, Colleges or Universities..etc)
- Media (Radio, Television)
- Print Materials (Journals, Newspapers, Books, Pamphlets, Posters..etc)
Reliable Source of Health Information

10. Source of Information
- Customs and Superstitions
- Information based on ignorance and prejudice
- Commercialized Health Information
Unreliable Source of Health Information

11. Source of Information
Social Media

12. Social Media

15. Social Media can be a key tool in enhancing Education.
If proper guide- lines (such as those proposed by the GDC) are
followed, there is no reason why Social Media cannot be an economical
and an integral part of learning and development, enhancing collaboration
between health professionals, and developing a sense of community
(Bhola and Hellyer, 2016)
Social Media

16. But :
Falsehoods spread like wildfire on social media, getting quicker and longer-
lasting pickup than the truth.
False news is more novel, and people are more likely to share novel
information.
Good information do spread fast but not as fast as gossips.
It took the truth about six times as long as falsehood to reach 1,500 people.
Social Media

17. Thank YOU
@saudibraces
@nhalhamlan
nasiralhamlan