Innovation in dental education: The “On‐the‐Fly” approach to simultaneous development, implementation and evidence collection

Boer, Ilse R. de; Bakker, Dirk R.; Serrano, C. M.; Koopman, Pepijn; Wesselink, Paul R.; Vervoorn, J. M.

doi:10.1111/eje.12331

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“…The capability of recording trainees progress, which provides evidence of both the learning process and readiness to perform, adds a further level of transparency and evidence for practitioners, teachers, and schools, also providing an interesting opportunity for interprofessional discussion and calibration . Ethical and safety issues in dental training, competence assessment, and patient care might also be addressed by using this technology .…”

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First experiences with patient‐centered training in virtual reality

Serrano

Wesselink

Vervoorn

2020

Journal of Dental Education

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Context In preclinical dental education, plastic and extracted teeth have been broadly used for skills training without specific focus on the patient behind the procedure. A patient‐centered approach remains challenging in traditional simulation, which does not resemble realistic clinical situations. Objective This article describes the development and first experiences with a patient‐centered virtual reality training module (PC‐VR) that allows dental care providers to prepare, beforehand and in virtual reality (VR), specific procedures required by their patients. Experiences with this patient‐centered practice are described to reflect on its value for clinical training in dentistry. Design Using an intraoral scanner, digital impressions of 10 patients were made; these served as stereolithography (STL) digital files, which were converted into volumetric haptic models for display in a VR dental simulator. In this study, students’ experiences were investigated through a short open‐answer survey in 2018. Atlas.ti was used for qualitative analysis of the answers through the inductive methodology of the grounded theory approach. Results Drillable virtual models of real patients were made available for training using VR. Inductive analysis of the experiences identified 5 dimensions describing the main features of PC‐VR: added value, competence development, self‐efficacy, outcomes, and room for development. Conclusion This article provides a general overview of the possibilities and challenges of the implementation PC‐VR in dental education. Although concrete effects on trainees’ self‐confidence and performance are yet to be determined, all participants appreciated the opportunity to explore clinical situations before experiencing them in the context of a real patient.

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“…This allows an analysis of students’ learning process that provides multiple feedback opportunities with a “knowledge of performance” approach instead of only assessing results . This database provides also a wide source for learning analytics and educational research …”

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First experiences with patient‐centered training in virtual reality

Serrano

Wesselink

Vervoorn

2020

Journal of Dental Education

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“…Simodont Dental Trainer is a widely used teaching simulator for dental skills training that is currently available in many dental schools. It mainly includes modules for hand flexibility, cariology, crown and bridge preparations, clinical cases, and a full mouth simulation experience [13,44]. One of the highlights of the system is that an X-ray of the working tooth is attached to each individual case, which can allow students to make a diagnosis assisted by both the appearance of teeth and the X-ray films [13].…”

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“…The acquisition of extracted teeth becomes more and more difficult, and the sensory feedback of preparing plastic teeth is different from that of real teeth [3,11]. The dental simulator, simulating realistic clinical conditions via VR and force feedback, makes training reversible, repeatable, and environmentally friendly [12,13]. Training via a dental simulator is varied [14] since different training content and tooth positions are available.…”

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The Current Situation and Future Prospects of Simulators in Dental Education

Fan

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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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“…Plastic models have a standardized size and morphology and an absence of defects. Virtual teeth are produced by scanning extracted teeth with the desired morphology and pathology using cone beam tomography, thus creating a more realistic appearance as compared to plastic teeth [13]. This covers the variation in human dentition more comprehensively.…”

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Use of Computer Simulation in Dental Training with Special Reference to Simodont

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Simulation-based dental education has been increasingly implemented in dental training. Virtual reality simulators are being explored as an adjunct to dental education. Simulation-based dental education could serve as a powerful aid to preclinical instruction. This article provides an overview of how dental simulators can be used in dental instruction and manual dexterity training, utilizing the Simodont dental trainer as a reference. The Simodont dental trainer provides a platform for students to hone their manual dexterity skills and practice repeatedly prior to conventional clinical simulations. Additionally, it can reduce resource wastage. However, the financial cost of setting up and maintaining the system can be high. The high cost would ultimately limit the number of devices each individual school could afford, as a potential drawback to meeting the training needs of many dental students at one time. The machine’s force-feedback mechanism provides trainees with the tactile experience of drilling into various tissues. Students are empowered via self-learning and assessment, with guidance provided for diagnosis and treatment. From training students on basic operative skills to providing basic aptitude tests for entrance examinations, the Simodont dental trainer’s functions and potential for further development may make it a valuable tool in the field of simulation-based dental education.

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Innovation in dental education: The “On‐the‐Fly” approach to simultaneous development, implementation and evidence collection

Cited by 16 publications

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First experiences with patient‐centered training in virtual reality

First experiences with patient‐centered training in virtual reality

The Current Situation and Future Prospects of Simulators in Dental Education

Use of Computer Simulation in Dental Training with Special Reference to Simodont

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