Research Article

COMPARISON OF ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACE EDUCATION SUCCESS IN DENTISTRY

Volume: 12 Number: 4 September 19, 2025
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COMPARISON OF ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACE EDUCATION SUCCESS IN DENTISTRY

Abstract

Background: The Covid-19 pandemic has affected every moment of human life, as well as education, and the face-to-face education in dentistry faculties has been transformed into distance education. This study aims to compare the efficiency of online and face-to-face education by comparing the passing grades of first-year students of the faculty of dentistry in both theoretical and practical courses during the face-to-face and online learning process. Material and Methods: The grades of a total of 211 first-year students were included in the study. 96 of these students were students who received online education in Harran University Faculty of Dentistry in 2019-2020. The remaining 115 students were students who received face-to-face education in the 2023-2024 academic year. The grade passing scores of the students included in the study in theoretical (Knowlegde of Materials) and practical (Tooth Morphology and Manipulation) courses were compared. Independent t test was used to compare normally distributed paired groups. Results: In our study, the practical and theoretical course passing grades of 96 online and 115 face-to-face students were compared. No statistically significant difference was found between the online education exam grade point averages (68.35±13.17) and face-to-face education exam grade points (68.00±8.26) of the students in the practical course (p=0.276). In the theoretical course, the online education exam grade point averages of the students were calculated higher than the face-to-face education exam grade point averages (p=0.03). Conclusions: While there is no difference between online and face-to-face education exam grades in practical courses, the grades of students who received online education in theoretical courses were calculated higher. We think that success is higher in online theoretical courses due to the advantages such as the ability to record lessons and watch them again after the lesson.

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No funding resource is associated with this study.

Ethical Statement

Ethical approval not required.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Dentistry (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 19, 2025

Submission Date

April 20, 2025

Acceptance Date

August 18, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 12 Number: 4

APA
Kotanli, S., Doğan, M. E., & Kotanlı, M. V. (2025). COMPARISON OF ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACE EDUCATION SUCCESS IN DENTISTRY. Selcuk Dental Journal, 12(4), 42-45. https://doi.org/10.15311/selcukdentj.1680222
AMA
1.Kotanli S, Doğan ME, Kotanlı MV. COMPARISON OF ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACE EDUCATION SUCCESS IN DENTISTRY. Selcuk Dent J. 2025;12(4):42-45. doi:10.15311/selcukdentj.1680222
Chicago
Kotanli, Sedef, Mehmet Emin Doğan, and Mehmet Veysel Kotanlı. 2025. “COMPARISON OF ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACE EDUCATION SUCCESS IN DENTISTRY”. Selcuk Dental Journal 12 (4): 42-45. https://doi.org/10.15311/selcukdentj.1680222.
EndNote
Kotanli S, Doğan ME, Kotanlı MV (September 1, 2025) COMPARISON OF ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACE EDUCATION SUCCESS IN DENTISTRY. Selcuk Dental Journal 12 4 42–45.
IEEE
[1]S. Kotanli, M. E. Doğan, and M. V. Kotanlı, “COMPARISON OF ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACE EDUCATION SUCCESS IN DENTISTRY”, Selcuk Dent J, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 42–45, Sept. 2025, doi: 10.15311/selcukdentj.1680222.
ISNAD
Kotanli, Sedef - Doğan, Mehmet Emin - Kotanlı, Mehmet Veysel. “COMPARISON OF ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACE EDUCATION SUCCESS IN DENTISTRY”. Selcuk Dental Journal 12/4 (September 1, 2025): 42-45. https://doi.org/10.15311/selcukdentj.1680222.
JAMA
1.Kotanli S, Doğan ME, Kotanlı MV. COMPARISON OF ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACE EDUCATION SUCCESS IN DENTISTRY. Selcuk Dent J. 2025;12:42–45.
MLA
Kotanli, Sedef, et al. “COMPARISON OF ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACE EDUCATION SUCCESS IN DENTISTRY”. Selcuk Dental Journal, vol. 12, no. 4, Sept. 2025, pp. 42-45, doi:10.15311/selcukdentj.1680222.
Vancouver
1.Sedef Kotanli, Mehmet Emin Doğan, Mehmet Veysel Kotanlı. COMPARISON OF ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACE EDUCATION SUCCESS IN DENTISTRY. Selcuk Dent J. 2025 Sep. 1;12(4):42-5. doi:10.15311/selcukdentj.1680222