Dua Rasleen, Sharma Shivangi, Naik Sathyajith, Vashisth Pallavi, Maheshwari Priya, De Sriparna
Department of Pedodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2025 Feb;18(2):126-133. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-3063. Epub 2025 Mar 20.
The mobile phone is arguably one of the fastest-spreading and adopted technologies in the world. In our pediatric clinic today, we are dealing with Generation Alpha, which is defined as those born in an era of rapid advanced technologies. Due to the high number of pediatric dental mobile apps available, it is difficult for users to find their desired applications. So, a genuine attempt was made to assess the mobile dental apps on both Google Play Store (GPS) and App Store (iOS) platforms using the prevalidated User Version of Mobile Application Rating Scale (uMARS).
A comprehensive app search was conducted on both platforms; searches were undertaken using keywords. A total of 226 pediatric dental apps were screened, and 126 apps were excluded. Of the remaining 100 apps, 24 dental apps were randomly selected by a computer software. The selected apps were evaluated and rated using uMARS.
After considering both subjective and objective scores, out of 24 apps, 13 apps scored acceptable (3-4), 9 scored poor (2-3), and 2 apps scored inadequate (1-2). The best five apps were: Dentist Surgery Hospital Game, Baby Panda Dental Care, Doctor Kids Dentist, Children Doctor Dentist, and I Am Dentist-Save My Teeth.
None of the apps scored good or excellent as per uMARS criteria, and this situation needs immediate improvement. Based on the results of the study, various recommendations are proposed.
Dua R, Sharma S, Naik S, Navigating the World of Pediatric Dental Mobile Applications for Behavior Modification Using User Version Mobile App Rating Scale. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2025;18(2):126-133.
手机可以说是世界上传播速度最快、应用最广泛的技术之一。在我们今天的儿科诊所里,我们面对的是阿尔法一代,这一代人出生在快速发展的先进技术时代。由于市面上有大量的儿科牙科移动应用程序,用户很难找到他们想要的应用程序。因此,我们真诚地尝试使用预先验证的移动应用程序评分量表用户版(uMARS),对谷歌Play商店(GPS)和苹果应用商店(iOS)平台上的移动牙科应用程序进行评估。
在两个平台上进行了全面的应用程序搜索;使用关键词进行搜索。共筛选出226个儿科牙科应用程序,排除126个应用程序。在剩下的100个应用程序中,通过计算机软件随机选择了24个牙科应用程序。使用uMARS对选定的应用程序进行评估和评分。
综合主观和客观评分后,24个应用程序中,13个应用程序得分合格(3 - 4分),9个得分较差(2 - 3分),2个应用程序得分不足(1 - 2分)。最佳的五个应用程序是:牙医手术医院游戏、熊猫宝宝牙科护理、儿童牙医医生、儿童牙医、我是牙医 - 拯救我的牙齿。
根据uMARS标准,没有一个应用程序得分良好或优秀,这种情况需要立即改善。基于研究结果,提出了各种建议。
杜阿R,夏尔马S,奈克S,使用用户版移动应用评分量表在儿科牙科移动应用行为修正领域的探索。《国际临床儿科牙科杂志》2025;18(2):126 - 133。