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World J Methodol. Mar 20, 2025; 15(1): 97374
Published online Mar 20, 2025. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v15.i1.97374
Effect of gamification applications on success of dentistry students
Hatice Ahsen Deniz, Elif Polat Balkan, Burak İncebeyaz, Kıvanç Kamburoğlu
Hatice Ahsen Deniz, Elif Polat Balkan, Burak İncebeyaz, Kıvanç Kamburoğlu, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara 06500, Türkiye
Author contributions: All authors contributed to the study conception and design; Deniz HA, Polat Balkan E, İncebeyaz B, and Kamburoğlu K prepared the project and wrote the manuscript; Deniz HA, Polat Balkan E, and İncebeyaz B collected the data; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: In the present study, the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki were followed and approval was obtained from the Clinical Research Ethics Committee of Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry with Ethical Committee (No. 36290600/01 and Decision No. 13/5 dated November 20, 2019). Students were assured that their performance in the gamification applications would not be exchanged for grades, thus avoiding any anxiety that might affect their academic performance.
Informed consent statement: Informed consent from the volunteers was obtained in this study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest to disclose.
Data sharing statement: The data of this study are available from the corresponding author in case of reasonable request.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement- checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Kıvanç Kamburoğlu, DDS, MSc, PhD, Professor, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry, Mevlana Bulvarı 19/1, Ankara 06500, Türkiye. dtkivo@yahoo.com
Received: May 28, 2024
Revised: July 3, 2024
Accepted: August 5, 2024
Published online: March 20, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Gamification, the use of game materials in education, is used in several scientific fields and studies have demonstrated its effectiveness in student comprehension. Our study aimed to evaluate the impact of two different gamification applications, Mentimeter and Kahoot!, on the success of dentistry students. Gamification has a great potential in the education of dentomaxillofacial radiology students. In addition, the implementation structure has an impact on success.