Promoted by oral health professionals on the occasion of the International Dentistthe “Dentist Emoji” campaign seeks to make visible dentistry professionals and promote oral health care among citizens.
The initiative, which has been launched by the WW Clinics, seeks to unite dentists and citizens to make visible the work of a sector that is “GENERAL HEALTH CHANNER, WELFARE AND HAPPINESS OF PEOPLE”as expressed in a statement.
In Spain there are more than 42,000 collegiate dentists, according to data from the National Statistics Institute and about two million in the world, says the World Health Organization. A figure that increased by 2.7% in 2024 and represents up to 4.3% of the total collegiate health professionals in Spain. But they currently do not have A symbol that represents them in the digital environment. “An emoji is something current, close, very social and sympathetic that simplifies concepts and connects”says Dr. Primitive Roig, dentist, entrepreneur and trainer. “And that fits perfectly with what every dentist wants, which is nothing other than bringing people the benefits of oral health and the immense power that has a healthy and beautiful smile in life.”
According to Unicode Consortium, emojis are used by up to 92% of Internatuas. In fact, every day more 10,000 million emotions are sent on platforms such as Instagram or WhatsApp. Both millennials and the Z generation use emojis regularly, while adults incorporate them most frequently by interacting into groups. According to an analysis of the Polytechnic University of Valencia, 23% of text messages are formed only by emojis and 14% combine text and icons.
“The creation and inclusion of this emoticon would also be a powerful tool to promote oral health education and normalize periodic reviews from an early age with the aim of promoting prevention”says primitive Roig.
From the dentological network of W clinics invite you to download and share the video of the campaign with the aim of generating virality, using the hashtag #emojidentista. The www.emojidentista.com platform has also been enabled to unite the interested parties.
