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INTERNET USAGE BY PATIENTS ATTENDING HOSPITAL FOR ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL PROCEDURES

Surekha.K, Sudhakar Gudipalli, Mukeshreddy Gujjula, Anil Budumuru, Praveen Perumalla, Abhishek V

Today is the age of computer-mediated learning and internet-mediated education. The Internet provides a vast information regarding medical procedures which are disorganized and can be disconcerting to the users. The aims of this study were to assess the use of the Internet by patients attending hospital for oral and maxillofacial procedures and to assess the quality of information provided at consultation. A confidential questionnaire, which was distributed to consecutive patients attending for elective operations at Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery in Government Dental College & Hospital, Vijayawada and data was obtained.