Evaluation of the Quality and Educational Value of YouTube Videos on Class IV Resin Composite Restorations
<b>Objectives:</b> 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. <b>Metho...
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| author | Rashed A. AlSahafi Hesham A. Alhazmi Israa Alkhalifah Danah Albuhmdouh Malik J. Farraj Abdullah Alhussein Abdulrahman A. Balhaddad |
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| description | <b>Objectives:</b> 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. <b>Methods</b>: 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. <b>Results</b>: 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 (<i>p</i> > 0.05). The high-content videos demonstrated higher mean values compared with the low-content videos in flow (4.11 vs. 3.21; <i>p</i> < 0.0001), accuracy (4.07 vs. 3.07; <i>p</i> < 0.0001), quality (4 vs. 2.66; <i>p</i> < 0.0001), and precision (4.16 vs. 2.86; <i>p</i> < 0.0001). The overall VIQI score was significantly higher (<i>p</i> < 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 (<i>p</i> < 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. <b>Conclusions</b>: 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-93cff0d56c994f5d82bc82a4f130f0e62025-08-20T03:36:11ZengMDPI AGDentistry Journal2304-67672025-06-0113729810.3390/dj13070298Evaluation of the Quality and Educational Value of YouTube Videos on Class IV Resin Composite RestorationsRashed A. AlSahafi0Hesham A. Alhazmi1Israa Alkhalifah2Danah Albuhmdouh3Malik J. Farraj4Abdullah Alhussein5Abdulrahman A. Balhaddad6Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24211, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24211, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Restorative Dental Science, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O. Box 60169, Riyadh 11545, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia<b>Objectives:</b> 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. <b>Methods</b>: 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. <b>Results</b>: 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 (<i>p</i> > 0.05). The high-content videos demonstrated higher mean values compared with the low-content videos in flow (4.11 vs. 3.21; <i>p</i> < 0.0001), accuracy (4.07 vs. 3.07; <i>p</i> < 0.0001), quality (4 vs. 2.66; <i>p</i> < 0.0001), and precision (4.16 vs. 2.86; <i>p</i> < 0.0001). The overall VIQI score was significantly higher (<i>p</i> < 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 (<i>p</i> < 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. <b>Conclusions</b>: 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/13/7/298compositeeducationdentalYouTube |
| spellingShingle | Rashed A. AlSahafi Hesham A. Alhazmi Israa Alkhalifah Danah Albuhmdouh Malik J. Farraj Abdullah Alhussein Abdulrahman A. Balhaddad Evaluation of the Quality and Educational Value of YouTube Videos on Class IV Resin Composite Restorations Dentistry Journal composite education dental YouTube |
| title | Evaluation of the Quality and Educational Value of YouTube Videos on Class IV Resin Composite Restorations |
| title_full | Evaluation of the Quality and Educational Value of YouTube Videos on Class IV Resin Composite Restorations |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of the Quality and Educational Value of YouTube Videos on Class IV Resin Composite Restorations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of the Quality and Educational Value of YouTube Videos on Class IV Resin Composite Restorations |
| title_short | Evaluation of the Quality and Educational Value of YouTube Videos on Class IV Resin Composite Restorations |
| title_sort | evaluation of the quality and educational value of youtube videos on class iv resin composite restorations |
| topic | composite education dental YouTube |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/13/7/298 |
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