Are Youtube videos useful for students about Neurocranium Bones Anatomy?

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the content, quality and functionality of YouTube videos on the anatomy of Neurocranium bones and to measure educational usefullness of the videos. Methods In this cross-sectional study, searches were made using the keywords "Neurocranium bones" and "Skull anatomy" in the YouTube search tab. Demographic data such as type, source, duration, upload date, and view rates of the videos were recorded. The quality and content of the videos were evaluated using the total content score (TCS), modified DISCERN scale, JAMA and Global Quality Scale (GQS). SPSS 26.0 software was used for statistical analysis. Results A statistically significant high correlation was observed between the GQS scores and the DISCERN scores (r = 0.813, p < 0.001). There was a high statistically significant positive correlation between the total content score and GQS (r = 0.887, p < 0.001) and between total content score and modified DISCERN (r = 0.691, p < 0.001). Also, there was a statistically significant positive moderate correlation between GQS scores and JAMA scores (r = 0.507, p < 0.05). A statistically significant moderate correlation was observed between JAMA and DISCERN scores (r = 0.521, p < 0.001), video length (r = 0,416, p < 0,05), comments (r = 0,457, p < 0,05), likes (r = 0,608, p < 0,001). There was a moderate statistically significant positive correlation between total content score and JAMA (r = 0,431, p < 0,05). Conclusion The majority of YouTube videos have insufficient information on neurocranium bones in the medical and dental school curriculum. Anatomists and institutions should be encouraged to prepare and present YouTube videos with assessment systems such as DISCERN, JAMA, GQS, and TCS in line with the current anatomy education curriculum.