Virtual dental teaching and its effect on test success – A cross‐over study

Liebermann, Anja; Seefelder, Julia; Nold, Ephraim; Huth, Kathleen; Erdelt, Kurt

doi:10.1002/jdd.12836

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“…5 However, these results contrast with the present findings in the focus group and other investigations with VR. 26,27 In most of the cases, the adverse effects occur after 20 min. However, since the virtual seminar lasted about 45 min, the time span was longer and the risk consequently increased.…”

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Impact of a virtual prosthetic case planning environment on perceived immersion, cognitive load, authenticity and learning motivation in dental students

Liebermann

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Huth

et al. 2023

Eur J Dental Education

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IntroductionThe application of virtual reality (VR) presents a big trend in medical education. The aim of this investigation was the presentation and assessment of a multi‐user virtual prosthetic case planning environment using criteria such as perceived immersion, cognitive load, authenticity and students´ learning motivation during a virtual seminar.Materials and MethodsThe virtual case planning environment consisted of two different virtual environments – the entrance area and the case planning environment. Students and lecturers visited it with the used VR glasses Oculus Quest 2 (Meta Quest). All participants appeared as tooth avatars (molars) during the prosthetic case planning seminar and were able to communicate. These voluntary virtual case planning seminars took place in the clinical prosthetic courses (4th and 5th year). Students were asked to fill in the questionnaire comprising 15 questions separated into four categories, each assessed by a 11‐point Likert scale: perceived presence/immersion, cognitive load, motivation and authenticity. A negative and a positive focus group were built, each consisting of three students answering three guiding questions. An exploratory data analysis was performed with the significance level set at p = .05.ResultsA total of 64 students out of 98 participated in the virtual seminars. The results demonstrated that the students felt very comfortable in the virtual seminar environment and were able to focus well on the content, demonstrated in predominantly positive results for presence/immersion. Cognitive load and authenticity presented positive results. In particular, the motivation of the students showed a high score (median: 2.1–2.6; IQR: 3.9). The cognitive load should be reduced if necessary to increase focus. The cyber sickness is a challenge for some students as well as the technical requirements of the internet connection, which needs to be addressed. Nevertheless, virtual case planning seminars are an essential tool for motivating the new generation of students.ConclusionsThe results of the investigation demonstrate that the students felt very comfortable in the virtual seminar environment and were able to focus well on the content. The prosthetic case plannings were well understood and the students quickly become familiar with the environment. The cognitive load could be reduced to increase focus. In particular, the motivation of the students showed a high score. The cyber sickness is a challenge for some students as well as the technical requirements of the internet connection, which needs to be addressed.

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Impact of a virtual prosthetic case planning environment on perceived immersion, cognitive load, authenticity and learning motivation in dental students

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Huth

et al. 2023

Eur J Dental Education

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“…The values of 500 Euros, which were given in other assessments in the literature for students, agree with the results obtained here. 29,37 Prosthetic case planning is a vital component in dental education. The ability to virtually practice on a variety of patients can increase knowledge and enhance the routines of students to plan clinical cases.…”

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Assessment of a virtual prosthetic case planning environment for dental education – A multicentric analysis

Liebermann,

Bjelopavlovic,

Rauch

et al. 2023

Eur J Dental Education

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ObjectivesThe aim of the present study was the multicentric assessment of the virtual prosthetic case planning environment (VCPE), which relocates patient planning into the virtual space in dental education.Materials and MethodsThe VCPE is separated into two rooms: a virtual entry area where the user can choose between 10 different prosthetic case plans of ascending complexity, and a virtual patient case planning room. In spring term 2022, the use of virtual case planning was voluntarily assessed in four different German dental schools (DSs) from the perspective of both lecturers and students. The assessment was performed afterwards using a questionnaire. Data were analysed using Kolmogorov–Smirnov test, exploratory data analysis, Fisher–Freeman–Halton test, and exact Fisher test. Reliability was assessed with Cronbach Alpha test (α < 0.05).ResultsA total of 59 lecturers and 63 students were included. There were 38.5% male, 60.7% female, and 0.8% diverse participants. The mean age of the lecturers was 36.2 ± 9.0 years and of the students 24.3 ± 3.0 years. The VCPE was assessed as good, yet the evaluations between either the DSs or between the lecturers and students were significantly different.ConclusionsEven though for some assessment criteria significantly different results between the four DS were observed, the majority of participants evaluated the VCPE positively and recommended them for teaching. The virtual reality as a teaching method for teaching prosthetic case planning for the further preparation of the students for the later professional life can be considered as helpful.

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“…Their functions will be more diverse and suitable for preclinical training. Considering the potential learning enhancement through VR use, many dental colleges and universities offer VR experiment teaching online using the public platform or intra-school network system [30][31][32][33]. Educational researchers are challenged to test the effectiveness and e ciency of these new online learning methods or VR teaching online to ensure they can be as effective as traditional teaching methods.…”

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Dental interns’ perception toward online learning of complete denture rehabilitation: a questionnaire survey

Luo

Jiang

Yang

et al. 2022

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Background: Students' internship year is critical for dental interns to develop the skills and knowledge to perform complete denture rehabilitation (CDR). Online learning is recommended because students can't go to the clinic with the outbreak of COVID-19. This study aims to assess students' intentions toward online learning to improve teaching quality and ensure students master the CDR. Methods: A questionnaire-based online survey was conducted to evaluate internship students’ background and attitudes to online learning of CDR. The questionnaire consists of three parts and 20 structured questions regarding students’ experience with online learning, students’ knowledge background about CDR, and students’ attitude about online learning CDR. 63 dental interns, including 19 male and 44 female undergraduate dental students, participated in this survey. Results: 93.65% of the 63 students have participated in online learning, 76.19% believe it is necessary to provide online instruction, and 80.95 % plan to join in the future. 71.42% of the students think they are ready for online learning on CDR. Then, we evaluated students’ knowledge background about CDR. Survey results indicate most students believe they are unprepared to perform CDR in the clinic and only a small percentage of students are familiar with the diagnosis, treatment process, and operation of CDR. Fortunately, interns are incredibly optimistic about the prospect of learning complete dentures online. According to our survey, 60.90% of students enjoy learning online, 71.43% are motivated to continue online learning, and 82.54% believe online learning of CDR is helpful. Conclusion: According to the survey results, adopting online learning may be a practical solution to guarantee students' quality of oral clinical placements and address the growing shortage of clinical placement opportunities worldwide. Furthermore, the effectiveness and efficiency of online learning need to be further evaluated to ensure they can enhance dental interns’ knowledge level and practical ability of CDR.

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Virtual dental teaching and its effect on test success – A cross‐over study

Cited by 8 publications

References 27 publications

Impact of a virtual prosthetic case planning environment on perceived immersion, cognitive load, authenticity and learning motivation in dental students

Impact of a virtual prosthetic case planning environment on perceived immersion, cognitive load, authenticity and learning motivation in dental students

Assessment of a virtual prosthetic case planning environment for dental education – A multicentric analysis

Dental interns’ perception toward online learning of complete denture rehabilitation: a questionnaire survey

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