WhatsApp vs electronic mail for dental education.  WhatsApp is an instant multimedia messaging and social media software which can be used for multiple purposes such as data, text, photographs and document transfer.  Due to its versatility and multiple utilities, WhatsApp has been used within the educational setting in medicine and dentistry, proving a positive attitude of students towards its use.


 To compare the reception time and the response time of WhatsApp with the traditional electronic email within the dental educational environment.


 Four multiple choice questions were sent via WhatsApp (group WA) and via electronic mail (group eM) to dental students.  Specifications of WhatsApp were used to collect data whilst an email tracker was used for the eM group.  This pilot study suggests that WhatsApp is more efficient in terms of reception and response time than electronic emails.
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Excel software and Stata/IC version 15.1 software were used for data analysis.



Excel software
Excel software and Stata/IC version 15.1 software were used for data analysis.



Stata/IC version 15.1 software