AlSahafi Rashed A, Alhazmi Hesham A, Alkhalifah Israa, Albuhmdouh Danah, Farraj Malik J, Alhussein Abdullah, Balhaddad Abdulrahman A
Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24211, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24211, Saudi Arabia.
Dent J (Basel). 2025 Jun 30;13(7):298. doi: 10.3390/dj13070298.
The increasing reliance on online platforms for dental education necessitates an assessment of the quality and reliability of available resources. This study aimed to evaluate YouTube videos as educational tools for Class IV resin composite restorations. : The first 100 YouTube videos were screened, and 73 met the inclusion criteria. The videos were evaluated using the Video Information and Quality Index (VIQI) and specific content criteria derived from the dental literature. Videos with a score below the mean were identified as low-content videos. : No significant differences were noted between high- and low-content videos when examining the number of views, number of likes, duration, days since upload, viewing rate, interaction index, and number of subscribers ( > 0.05). The high-content videos demonstrated higher mean values compared with the low-content videos in flow (4.11 vs. 3.21; < 0.0001), accuracy (4.07 vs. 3.07; < 0.0001), quality (4 vs. 2.66; < 0.0001), and precision (4.16 vs. 2.86; < 0.0001). The overall VIQI score was significantly higher ( < 0.0001) for high-content videos (Mean 16.34; SD 2.46) compared with low-content videos (Mean 11.79; SD 2.96). For content score, high-content videos (Mean 9.36; SD 1.33) had a higher score ( < 0.0001) than low-content videos (Mean 4.90; SD 2.04). The key areas lacking sufficient coverage included occlusion, shade selection, and light curing techniques. : While a significant portion of YouTube videos provided high-quality educational content, notable deficiencies were identified. This analysis serves as a call to action for both content creators and educational institutions to prioritize the accuracy and completeness of online dental education.
对在线平台在牙科教育方面的日益依赖，使得对现有资源的质量和可靠性进行评估成为必要。本研究旨在评估YouTube视频作为IV类树脂复合材料修复体的教育工具的情况。：筛选了前100个YouTube视频，其中73个符合纳入标准。使用视频信息和质量指数（VIQI）以及从牙科文献中得出的特定内容标准对这些视频进行评估。得分低于平均值的视频被确定为低内容视频。：在检查观看次数、点赞数、时长、上传天数、观看率、互动指数和订阅者数量时，高内容视频和低内容视频之间未发现显著差异（>0.05）。与低内容视频相比，高内容视频在流畅性（4.11对3.21；<0.0001）、准确性（4.07对3.07；<0.0001）、质量（4对2.66；<0.0001）和精确性（4.16对2.86；<0.0001）方面表现出更高的平均值。高内容视频的总体VIQI得分（平均值16.34；标准差2.46）显著高于低内容视频（平均值11.79；标准差2.96）（<0.0001）。对于内容得分，高内容视频（平均值9.36；标准差1.33）的得分高于低内容视频（平均值4.90；标准差2.04）（<0.0001）。缺乏充分覆盖的关键领域包括咬合、比色和光固化技术。：虽然很大一部分YouTube视频提供了高质量的教育内容，但也发现了明显的不足。这一分析呼吁内容创作者和教育机构采取行动，优先考虑在线牙科教育的准确性和完整性。
