scholarly journals Significance of Haptic and Virtual Reality Simulation (VRS) in the Dental Education: A Review of Literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 10196
Author(s):  
Eisha Imran ◽  
Necdet Adanir ◽  
Zohaib Khurshid
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Dental Education ◽  
Digital Simulation ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Clinical Applications ◽  
Virtual Reality Simulation ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
New Era ◽  
Safe Learning Environment ◽  
Dental Professionals

The significance of haptic and virtual reality (VR) has been acknowledged by eminent dental professionals and has transformed dental teaching in the modern dental world. With this novel technological concept, students can interact with digital simulation on the screen and learn treatment skills before transferring them to real situations. This is helpful for gaining skills confidence, revising exercises again and again without the waste of materials, and for student assessment controlled by a teacher or tutor. It is a promising technology to enhance dental education for the new era of post COVID-19 practice due to noncontact patient training environments. It can create a safe learning environment for the teacher and learner or participant. The prospect of this literature review is to highlight the significance and clinical applications of virtual reality and simulations in undergraduate dental education.

scholarly journals Virtual Reality Simulation in Peritoneal Dialysis Training: The Beginning of a New Era

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 265-269
Author(s):  
Panagiota Zgoura ◽  
Daniel Hettich ◽  
Jonathan Natzel ◽  
Fedai Özcan ◽  
Boris Kantzow
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Virtual Reality Simulation ◽  
Infection Rates ◽  
New Era ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Traditional Training ◽  
Vr Training ◽  
The Individual

Background/Aim: Peritonitis rates in peritoneal dialysis (PD) vary considerably not only across countries but also between centers in the same country. Patient education has been shown to significantly reduce infection rates but up till now training lacks standardization with patients being trained using different methods and media (e.g., illustrations, videos). As a result, patients may be insufficiently experienced in performing PD, which might be one of the causes for high peritonitis rates. To address these issues, we developed a PD training program based on virtual reality (VR). Methods: To become acquainted with the PD procedure, patients are equipped with a VR headset and controllers. They are presented with a virtual PD set, which simulates the feeling of sitting in front of a real PD set. The patient is enabled to run through the program as often as necessary to become familiarized with the whole PD procedure. The aim is to standardize, facilitate, and accelerate the individual learning process. To compare the effect of the applied training method to traditional training, a randomized controlled trial is underway. Conclusion: Previous studies on the effectiveness of learning showed that VR training applications are superior to traditional methods, such as text- or video-based training. However, no study has been undertaken in the context of dialysis. We believe that the implementation of VR training programs in clinical practice will be beneficial in improving the patient’s proficiency, and thereby the quality and safety of PD.

scholarly journals Virtual Simulators: A Tool for Current Dental Education. Integrative Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Morón Araújo
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Dental Education ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Virtual Reality Simulation ◽  
User Perception ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trials ◽  
Simulation Methodology ◽  
Teaching Purpose

Background: In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of virtual reality in education has increased. However, it is necessary to better understand its possibilities, precision, and user perception for the development of dental teaching. Purpose: To analyze current literature about virtual reality simulation and its implementation in dental education. Methods: Articles listed in different databases (PubMed, Cochrane, Javeriana University library catalog, and SciELO) describing studies on the use of virtual simulators in dentistry teaching were identified and reviewed. Articles published between 2010 and 2020 were reviewed. Results: From a total of 1030 titles identified, 13 articles were selected to conduct the integrative review. Most of the articles were evaluations of specific cohorts who received training, mainly related to preclinical activities. Some studies were controlled clinical trials and other qualitative evaluations. Only one study had a two-year longitudinal design. In all cases, the results and perception of virtual reality simulation were positive. Conclusions: The virtual reality simulation methodology shows promising results for dental teaching.

scholarly journals Simulation-Based Dental Education: An International Consensus Report

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Centre for Immersive Technologies ◽  
Faisal Mushtaq ◽  
Mark Mon-Williams
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Dental Education ◽  
Digital Simulation ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
The State ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
International Consensus ◽  
Current Evidence Base ◽  
Consensus Report ◽  
State Of Art

There are an abundance of digital simulation technologies available to support the delivery of dental education, but questions of how to best use these systems to maximize pedagogical benefit abound. To better understand the state-of-art, dental educators from across Europe were invited to a workshop in Leeds, England to reflect on how they use simulation for teaching, the benefits and challenges it brings, and in light of the increasing prevalence of virtual reality-based simulators, explore how dental education can most benefit from emerging technologies in the coming years. Over a period of 2.5 years, notes from the workshop discussions were shared globally with the wider educational community. Contributors included dentists, dental educators, educational researchers, healthcare specialists from disciplines with related challenges (surgeons performing minimally invasive procedures), psychologists studying the processes underlying human learning, engineers pioneering the development of surgical technologies, and computer scientists working at the cutting edge of virtual reality and artificial intelligence. Contentious issues were debated and documented and in sum, individuals representing 31 institutions across the globe contributed to work that has culminated in the present report- the first International Consensus report on the state-of-art in dental simulation research and pedagogical practice. We detail when and where simulation could be utilized with reference to the current evidence base and outline outstanding questions. In doing so, we hope to inspire future educationalists to undertake the empirical work necessary to identify how we can take advantage of the transformative potential of digital simulation technologies to accelerate the learning process and improve dental healthcare training and delivery.

scholarly journals Identifying Risk Factors Affecting the Usage of Digital and Social Media: A Preliminary Qualitative Study in the Dental Profession and Dental Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Rayan Sharka ◽  
Jonathan P. San Diego ◽  
Melanie Nasseripour ◽  
Avijit Banerjee
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Dental Education ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
General Context ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Dental Professionals

Aims: This study aimed to identify the risk factors of using DSM to provide an insight into the inherent implications this has on dental professionals in practice and trainee professionals’ education. Materials and methods: Twenty-one participants (10 dental professionals and 11 undergraduate and postgraduate dental students) participated in this qualitative study using semi-structured interviews in a dental school in the UK. The interviews were analysed and categorised into themes, some of which were identified from previous literature (e.g., privacy and psychological risks) and others emerged from the data (e.g., deceptive and misleading information). Results: The thematic analysis of interview transcripts identified nine perceived risk themes. Three themes were associated with the use of DSM in the general context, and six themes were related to the use of DSM in professional and education context. Conclusions: This study provided evidence to understand the risk factors of using DSM in dental education and the profession, but the magnitude of these risks on the uptake and usefulness of DSM needs to be assessed.

Neurosurgical virtual reality simulation metrics to assess psychomotor skills during brain tumor resection

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 603-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamed Azarnoush ◽  
Gmaan Alzhrani ◽  
Alexander Winkler-Schwartz ◽  
Fahad Alotaibi ◽  
Nicholas Gelinas-Phaneuf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Brain Tumor ◽  
Tumor Resection ◽  
Psychomotor Skills ◽  
Virtual Reality Simulation ◽  
Brain Tumor Resection
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