Covid-19 Sürecinde Diş Hekimliği Eğitimi: Etkisi, Gelişen Teknolojiler ve Eğilimler

Abstract

Dental education requires students to acquire a certain skill set in addition to academic-based theoretical education. Changes in the education method, during the Covid-19 pandemic, have had different effects on dentistry students. The e-learning method offers advantages such as removing physical limits and supporting self-learning and creativity. However, clinical learning of dental education and the psychological state of the students affected negatively all around the world. Digital Simulation Technologies (DSTs) including augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and haptic simulation, have been a valuable resource coping with adverse situations in dental education due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. DSTs need to be developed in the future on finger support, tactile sensation, force feedback, high screen resolution, depth perception in stereoscopic images, accurate deformation simulation, different training difficulty levels, big data technology in dental skills training.