Measuring the Knowledge Level of Dental Students About Digital Dentistry and Evaluating the Access to Educational Resources: A Survey Study.

Introduction: This study aimed to determine whether the educational resources that benefit dental students are Internet-based sources or traditional lecture notes and books and to assess awareness and attitudes toward three-dimensional digital technologies among students. Methods: Twenty questions o...

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Publicado en:Lokman Hekim Health Sciences Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 10 - 18
Autores principales: Ünsal, Gökçe, Dobaç, Muhammet Burakcan
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: KARE Publishing Mar2026
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          Ünsal, Gökçe
          Dobaç, Muhammet Burakcan
        affil: Department of Prosthodontics, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara, Türkiye
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          Students, Dental Psychosocial Factors
          Dentistry
          Technology, Dental
          Education, Dental
          Student Knowledge Evaluation
          Access to Information Evaluation
          Printing, Three-Dimensional
          Computer-Aided Design
          Human
          Male
          Female
          Adolescence
          Young Adult
          Turkiye
          Cross Sectional Studies
          Information Seeking Behavior
          Internet
          Social Media
          Educational Measurement
          Learning
          Teaching Methods
          Computer-Assisted Instruction
          Student Attitudes
          Chi Square Test
          Statistical Significance
          Data Analysis Software
          Descriptive Statistics
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: Introduction: This study aimed to determine whether the educational resources that benefit dental students are Internet-based sources or traditional lecture notes and books and to assess awareness and attitudes toward three-dimensional digital technologies among students. Methods: Twenty questions of demographic information, knowledge levels of three-dimensional technology, and educational resources, such as traditional lecture notes and books or Internet-based sources, were asked of the students from the first class to the last at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Dental School. Data collected from this survey were analyzed using the SPSS 22 statistical program. Descriptive statistics, including frequency and percentage distributions, were used to evaluate the data. Besides, the relationship between the variables was examined using the chi-square (ϗ²) test and a significance level of p < 0.05 was considered. Results: A total of 309 students were enrolled in the study. In terms of using knowledge sources among students, 84.8% benefited from lecture notes, 55.3% from YouTube videos, and 54.4% from other Internet sources. The most popular digital technologies known to students were three-dimensional printers (71.8%) and computer-aided design and manufacturing (66.7%). Discussion and Conclusion: Although traditional lecture notes and books are still used for educational resources, the use of Internet resources is considerably higher. The increasing use of social media and the knowledge level of three-dimensional technology among students may require a shift from traditional to digital technology methods.
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