Yuce, Meltem O. denAdali, EmineKanmaz, Burcu2020-12-012020-12-0120200021-12651863-4362https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-020-02312-5https://hdl.handle.net/11454/62140Background Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first reported on 31 December 2019 and has rapidly been spreading day by day. Dental patients and professionals have a high risk of the coronavirus infection and also have a huge responsibility to prevent its spread during emergency dental treatment over the period of the COVID-19 outbreak. Aim Informing patients and dental practitioners about the novel coronavirus in an accurate and effective way is very important. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the quality of dentistry-related medical information about COVID-19 on YouTube as educational resources for dental practitioners. Methods YouTube was queried for the search phrases 'COVID-19 and dental practice', 'SARS-Cov-2 and dental practice' and '2019-COV-2 and dental practice'. the first 100 videos for each term were viewed and analysed by 3 independent investigators. the scope was limited to videos in English. Results the search phrases yielded 1102 videos, among which 802 videos were excluded and 300 videos screened. Fifty-five videos were included in the final analysis. of the 55 videos, only 2 videos (3.6%) were found to be of good quality, while 24 videos (43.6%) were found to be of poor quality. Conclusion YouTube is a popular video broadcast site and can provide both relevant educational information and the spreading of misinformation. Health professionals should play a more active role with regard to educative information given on social media, especially YouTube, during global disease outbreaks.en10.1007/s11845-020-02312-5info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCOVID-19Dental general practiceDisease outbreaksSARS coronavirusArticleWOS:0005513690000012-s2.0-8508847861432700083Q3Q3