@article{Palacios_Nakamatsu_Vivanco_Manco_2022, title={Use of Social Networks in Dental Students at a Private Peruvian University}, volume={2}, url={https://cjess.ca/index.php/home/article/view/55}, DOI={10.53103/cjess.v2i4.55}, abstractNote={<p>Introduction: Currently, faced with the great demand for dental health services, it is necessary to establish a proper communication between patients and future professionals in social media.</p> <p>Objective: Determine the use of social networks in undergraduate students of the Teaching Dental Center (TDC) at Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University (CHPU), Lima - Peru, 2020.</p> <p>Material and methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out, with a sample of 115 undergraduate students. The study is based on a survey with 12 qualitative questions (dichotomous and polytomous). The study variables were: use of ICTs, age and sex. For the statistical analysis, a descriptive analysis was carried out and for the bivariate analysis the z distribution was determined using the Kolmogórov-Smirnov test, consequently the U Mann Whitney and Chi-square tests were used; the study presented a confidence level of 95% and a p<0.05.</p> <p>Results: About the 73.04% (n=84) students who use their social networks Often/Frequently for more than two hours a day, 82.14% (n = 69) were female and 17.86% (n = 15) were male. The average number of social networks used per respondent is 4.67.</p> <p>Conclusion: A frequent use of social networks was determined by the undergraduate students of the Teaching Dental Center at Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University, Lima-Peru, 2020.</p>}, number={4}, journal={Canadian Journal of Educational and Social Studies}, author={Palacios, Kiara Jesbel Dioses and Nakamatsu, Valeria Lau and Vivanco, Valeria Alejandra Olivos and Manco, Roberto Antonio León}, year={2022}, month={Jul.}, pages={117–128} }