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[Dentistry in Wikipedia: A quantitative and qualitative analysis]
1Abteilung Poliklinik für Zahnärztliche Prothetik, Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferklinik, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg i. Br., Deutschland.
Schweizer Monatsschrift Fur Zahnmedizin = Revue Mensuelle Suisse D'Odonto-Stomatologie = Rivista Mensile Svizzera Di Odontologia E Stomatologia
|January 26, 2011
Summary
Wikipedia
Area of Science:
- Dentistry
- Medical Informatics
- Online Information Quality
Background:
- Wikipedia is a widely accessed online encyclopedia.
- Assessing the scientific accuracy of health-related content is crucial for public understanding.
- Dental information on Wikipedia requires evaluation for reliability.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the scientific quality of German-language Wikipedia dental articles.
- To compare Wikipedia content against current dental literature standards.
- To classify the quality of dental information available on Wikipedia.
Main Methods:
- A comprehensive review of 265 German Wikipedia dental articles from January 2008.
- Content verification through comparison with established dental literature.
- Categorization of articles into 'textbook quality,' 'partial textbook quality,' or 'missing textbook quality.'
Main Results:
- Of 261 evaluated articles, 28% achieved textbook quality.
- 56% of articles demonstrated partial textbook quality.
- 16% of articles were deemed to have missing textbook quality, indicating omissions.
Conclusions:
- Nearly half of Wikipedia's dental articles meet high qualitative standards.
- Significant omissions were noted in a substantial portion of the reviewed content.
- While useful for a general overview, Wikipedia should not be the sole source for dental information.
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