Evaluatıon of The Content and Relıabılıty of Internet Sıtes Provıdıng Informatıon About Fluorıde Applıcatıons in Chıldren Çocuklarda Flor Uygulamaları Hakkında Bilgi Veren İnternet Sitelerinin İçeriklerinin ve Güvenilirliklerinin Değerlendirilmesi
Selcuk Dental Journal, cilt.10, sa.2, ss.414-418, 2023 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2023
- Doi Numarası: 10.15311/selcukdentj.1247226
- Dergi Adı: Selcuk Dental Journal
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.414-418
- Anahtar Kelimeler: fluoride varnish, fluoride varnish, internet, Pediatric dentistry, preventive dentistry
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: This study aimed to assess the content and reliability of fluoride-related information online. Materials and Methods: Two keywords (is fluoride varnish harmful/ fluoride applications in children) were entered into the Google Chrome browser, and the first 50 sites' links were saved. Websites that were not in Turkish language, duplication sites, websites with only video recordings or video links, question-answer forums, links to scientific publications and lecture notes, and sites for advertising and marketing purposes were excluded from the study. DISCERN reliability scores and content analysis were used to assess the included websites (n=73). The obtained data were analyzed with SPSS 25 program, and p<0.05 was accepted as a statistical significance value. Findings: Dental and health professionals created 48% (n=35) of total websites (n=73), and 37% (n=27) of them were media-based sites. It was found that 8.22% (n=6) of the sites reported negative opinions. The average content and reliability values of all websites were 5.26±2.37 and 2.82±1.09, respectively. Although not statistically significant, the highest content score (5.63±2.53) was found in media-based websites, and the highest reliability score was found in institution-based websites (3.43±1.51). Conclusion: According to the results of the recent study, it is possible to say that the content and reliability of websites providing information regarding fluoride on the internet are at a moderate level, although they vary. The fact that the content and reliability scores of websites created by dental professionals lag behind those prepared by media and institutions suggests that dentists should create more specific and elaborate content on this subject.