Use of social networking for dental hygiene program recruitment.
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PURPOSE Social networking has become a popular and effective means of communication used by students in the millennial generation. Academic admissions officers are beginning to utilize social networking methods for recruitment of students. However, the dental hygiene literature has reported little information about the use of social networking for recruitment strategies. This paper describes one institutions' process of creating and implementing a social network site for prospective and current students.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of dental hygiene : JDH
دوره 85 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011