Virtual Reality-Based Technologies in Dental Medicine: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice Among Students and Practitioners

Sabalić, Maja; Schoener, Jason D.

doi:10.1007/s10758-017-9305-4

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“…Wang et al proposed a qualitative evaluation architecture based on the analysis of function components, which included the performance and usability of the simulator [15]. The second category is the evaluation of the teaching effect of the device, which involves the subjective evaluation of the equipment effect by users [69]. The main questions in such questionnaires are whether the students think that the simulator assisted their study, improving their understanding of the related curriculum, and whether they are willing to use the simulator in their future study [70].…”

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The Current Situation and Future Prospects of Simulators in Dental Education

Fan

et al. 2021

J Med Internet Res

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The application of virtual reality has become increasingly extensive as this technology has developed. In dental education, virtual reality is mainly used to assist or replace traditional methods of teaching clinical skills in preclinical training for several subjects, such as endodontics, prosthodontics, periodontics, implantology, and dental surgery. The application of dental simulators in teaching can make up for the deficiency of traditional teaching methods and reduce the teaching burden, improving convenience for both teachers and students. However, because of the technology limitations of virtual reality and force feedback, dental simulators still have many hardware and software disadvantages that have prevented them from being an alternative to traditional dental simulators as a primary skill training method. In the future, when combined with big data, cloud computing, 5G, and deep learning technology, dental simulators will be able to give students individualized learning assistance, and their functions will be more diverse and suitable for preclinical training. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of current dental simulators on related technologies, advantages and disadvantages, methods of evaluating effectiveness, and future directions for development.

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The Current Situation and Future Prospects of Simulators in Dental Education

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J Med Internet Res

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“…6 In a research of 121 participants in 35 countries, 90% of the participants showed a positive attitude for virtual reality-based training in the future. 7 In another study conducted among dentists in our country, approximately 87% of the dentists stated having positive attitude for use of virtual reality-based technology in clinical use in the future. 8 Results in our study also support the outcomes aforementioned as 85.5% of the students were willing to use these technologies.…”

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Evaluation of Dental Students’ Knowledge and Opinion About Learning with Virtual Reality

Özveren¹,

Sevinç²,

Baltacı³

2021

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AIM: Virtual reality (VR) based technologies have been used in dentistry for almost two decades. Dental simulators, treatment planning software, and CAD/CAM systems have evolved significantly over the years, changing both dental education and clinical practice. The purpose of this survey study is to learn the knowledge, opinions, and thoughts of dental students in our country on the use of VR-based dental simulators in education, and to raise awareness on this issue. METHODS: Questions testing participants’ knowledge were based on the data from peer-reviewed dental journals. The survey questions consisting of a total of 25 questions were delivered online via Google Forms (Google Inc., USA) to students who had preclinical training in the dental faculty before the Covid-19 pandemic. The data obtained were evaluated using the descriptive statistics and Pearson chi-square test. RESULTS: 422 of the 662 students in the study were female and 240 were male students. 82.3% of the study participants were studying at a state university. 74.6% of the participants in the study stated that they needed more preclinical education. While 89.9% of the students participating in the survey stated that they do not have information about preclinical education with virtual reality, 97.4% stated that they have not used a VR-based dental simulator before. 85.5% of them stated that they feel positive about training in virtual environment with VR-based dental simulator and 86% of them prefer using both VR-based training and phantom models in preclinical training. CONCLUSION: Dental students had overall positive attitudes towards VR-based dental simulator but very few used VR-based dental simulators in education and practice. While using VR-based dental simulators as part of undergraduate and continuing education programs is rapidly advancing in the world, in our country having knowledge about VR-based dental simulators will increase awareness for the development of such technologies and their inclusion in dentistry education.

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“…These include areas from science and history to second language acquisition to religious studies (Blyth, 2018; Johnson, 2018; Parong and Mayer, 2018; Yildirim et al , 2018). Professional disciplines which traditionally require hands-on skills training such as architecture, design, teaching, dentistry and even music conducting all have case studies of the educational uses of immersive technologies published in the academic literature which suggest that use of this technology enhances learning (Billingsley et al , 2019; Chandrasekera and Yoon, 2018; Orman et al , 2017; Sabalic and Schoener, 2017; Zhang and Chen, 2019). Such examples hint at the possibility for much broader uses of these technologies in education, and it is worthwhile for academic libraries to pay attention to developments in this area in order to determine how best to support them.…”

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An environmental scan of virtual and augmented reality services in academic libraries

Greene

Groenendyk

2020

LHT

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Purpose The growing popularity of virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) technologies, and increased research into their educational uses, has seen them appearing in a significant number of academic libraries. Little is known, however, about how many libraries have actually adopted these technologies or how they have structured library services around them. The purpose of this paper is to answer these questions. Design/methodology/approach The authors surveyed the websites of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries to gather information about the availability of VR and AR equipment as well as information about how access is provided. Recorded details about these services included information about staffing, dedicated space, software, what type of technology was offered and whether or not the technology was lent out or only made available for in-library use. Findings Results of the research project showed that a significant number of ARL-member libraries do offer access to VR technology. AR technology was much less widespread. The most common technologies offered were the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. The technology was most typically offered for in-library use only. There were few details about staff or what software was offered to be used with the technology. Originality/value While there is growing research around how VR and AR is being used in education, little research has been undertaken into how libraries are adopting these technologies. This paper summarizes the research that has been done so far and also takes the next step of providing a larger picture of how widespread the adoption of VR and AR technologies has been within academic libraries, as well as how access to these technologies is being provided.

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Virtual Reality-Based Technologies in Dental Medicine: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice Among Students and Practitioners

Cited by 20 publications

References 11 publications

The Current Situation and Future Prospects of Simulators in Dental Education

The Current Situation and Future Prospects of Simulators in Dental Education

Evaluation of Dental Students’ Knowledge and Opinion About Learning with Virtual Reality

An environmental scan of virtual and augmented reality services in academic libraries

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