Assessment of the quality of oral biopsy procedure videos shared on YouTube

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the quality of free-to-access videos on oral biopsy procedures on the YouTube platform. Materials and Methods: We conducted a search on YouTube using the term “oral biopsy” and selected the first 100 videos in order of relevance. The following exclusion criteria were applied: language other than English, videos that did not cover oral biopsy techniques, videos on nonhuman specimens, postoperative instructions, personal experiences, exfoliative cytology, or “brush biopsy.” Forty-seven selected videos were classified based on their duration, country of origin, date of upload to the system, author, information source and number of views, and likes and dislikes. Video quality was analyzed using DISCERN, the Global Quality Scale (GQS), and the Video Information and Quality Index (VIQI). Results: The majority (78.7%) of analyzed videos were uploaded by dentists, originating from India (48.9%), with a mean duration of 11.8 min (SD, 20.4), with 104.5 likes (SD, 186.4) and 7.1 dislikes (SD, 10.55). The mean values for DISCERN, GQS, and VIQI were 1.3 (SD, 0.52), 2.1 (SD, 1.04), and 9.62 (SD, 1.69), respectively. Conclusion: The majority of videos on oral biopsy published on YouTube are of low quality.