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Mahmud M, Sari DCR, Sari D, Arfian N, Zucha MA. The application of augmented reality for improving clinical skills: a scoping review. KOREAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION 2024; 36:65-79. [PMID: 38462243 PMCID: PMC10925804 DOI: 10.3946/kjme.2024.285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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Augmented reality technology had developed rapidly in recent years and had been applied in many fields, including medical education. Augmented reality had potential to improve students' knowledge and skills in medical education. This scoping review primarily aims to further elaborate the current studies on the implementation of augmented reality in advancing clinical skills. This study was conducted by utilizing electronic databases such as PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science in June 2022 for articles focusing on the use of augmented reality for improving clinical skills. The Rayyan website was used to screen the articles that met the inclusion criteria, which was the application of augmented reality as a learning method in medical education. Total of 37 articles met the inclusion criteria. These publications suggested that using augmented reality could improve clinical skills. The most researched topics explored were laparoscopic surgery skills and ophthalmology were the most studied topic. The research methods applied in the articles fall into two main categories: randomized control trial (RCT) (29.3%) and non-RCT (70.3%). Augmented reality has the potential to be integrated in medical education, particularly to boost clinical studies. Due to limited databases, however, any further studies on the implementation of augmented reality as a method to enhance skills in medical education need to be conducted.
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- Mahmud Mahmud
- Department of Anesthesiology & Intensive Care Therapy, Sardjito General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Intensive Care Therapy, Sardjito General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sardjito General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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Fu Y, Chu F, Lu X, Wang C, Xiao N, Jiang J, Zheng J, Jiang H. Assessment and evaluation of online education and virtual simulation technology in dental education: a cross-sectional survey. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2024; 24:191. [PMID: 38403582 PMCID: PMC10895829 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05171-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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BACKGROUND The global outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has led medical universities in China to conduct online teaching. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a blended learning approach that combines online teaching and virtual reality technology in dental education and to evaluate the acceptance of the blended learning approach among dental teachers and students. METHODS The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) checklist was followed in this study. A total of 157 students' perspectives on online and virtual reality technology education and 54 teachers' opinions on online teaching were collected via questionnaires. Additionally, 101 students in the 2015-year group received the traditional teaching method (TT group), while 97 students in the 2017-year group received blended learning combining online teaching and virtual reality technology (BL group). The graduation examination results of students in the two groups were compared. RESULTS The questionnaire results showed that most students were satisfied with the online course and the virtual simulation platform teaching, while teachers held conservative and neutral attitudes toward online teaching. Although the theoretical score of the BL group on the final exam was greater than that of the TT group, there was no significant difference between the two groups (P = 0.805). The skill operation score of the BL group on the final exam was significantly lower than that of the TT group (P = 0.004). The overall score of the BL group was lower than that of the TT group (P = 0.018), but the difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.112). CONCLUSIONS The blended learning approach combining online teaching and virtual reality technology plays a positive role in students' learning and is useful and effective in dental education.
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- Yu Fu
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Teaching Office of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Basic Science of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Teaching Office of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Teaching Office of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Health Policy and Management, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
- Department of Teaching Office of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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Serious games as an innovative learning tool at a medical conference to teach medical knowledge and crisis resource management: A narrative report. Ugeskr Laeger 2023; 40:143-146. [PMID: 36546858 DOI: 10.1097/eja.0000000000001781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Iosif L, Țâncu AMC, Didilescu AC, Imre M, Pițuru SM, Ionescu E, Jinga V. Perceptions and Expectations of Academic Staff in Bucharest towards the COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Dental Education. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:ijerph20031782. [PMID: 36767150 PMCID: PMC9914722 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20031782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Dental education was severely challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. The evaluation of the viewpoint of the dental teachers of the Faculty of Dentistry at "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, Romania, on these exceptional circumstances' consequences was the objective of this paper. A cross-sectional study was conducted in April 2022, on the academic staff who reported their perceptions of the emotional and educational impact of the pandemic by completing a Google Forms questionnaire. Although a significant emotional impact of the pandemic was reported by over a third of the participants (31.2%), most of them being teachers of fifth-year dental students (p = 0.019), the perceived stress had an impact on the teaching performance in few of them (14%), the quality of sleep remaining unaffected in most of them (53.7%), whereas the level of anxiety was low (57%). An educational impact regarding the techno difficulties during the online transition was mentioned by few respondents (16.1%), with male teaching staff facing the fewest problems (p = 0.024), as well as low levels of difficulties in transmitting academic information (11.9), with men also being the most unaffected (p = 0.006). More than half of the participants (59.1%) rather see digital and/or virtual education during the pandemic as having adverse effects on the educational system, the most sceptical being teachers of the fifth (p = 0.001) and sixth years (p = 0.001). The COVID-19 pandemic affected the academic staff of the Faculty of Dentistry at "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, Romania, not only at a personal level but also at a professional, pedagogical one, due to the introduction of the online teaching system followed by the hybrid one. Age group, gender, and teaching year differentiated the degree of emotional and educational impairment.
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- Laura Iosif
- Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 17-21 Calea Plevnei Street, Sector 1, 010221 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 17-21 Calea Plevnei Street, Sector 1, 010221 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Embryology, Faculty of Dentistry, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 17-21 Calea Plevnei Street, Sector 1, 010221 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 17-21 Calea Plevnei Street, Sector 1, 010221 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Professional Organization and Medical Legislation-Malpractice, Faculty of Dentistry, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 17-21 Calea Plevnei Street, Sector 1, 010221 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dento-Facial Orthopedics, Faculty of Dentistry, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 17-21 Calea Plevnei Street, Sector 1, 010221 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Urology, “Prof. Dr. Theodor Burghele” Clinical Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Șoseaua Panduri 20, Sector 5, 050653 Bucharest, Romania
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Lamira JM, Wilson CS, Leppek NC, Orr CM, De la Rosa LM, Greany TJ. A pilot study of local anesthesia training using a mixed‐reality haptic fidelity model. J Dent Educ 2022; 87:583-591. [PMID: 36479700 DOI: 10.1002/jdd.13151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES One of the most difficult local anesthetic blocks to master in dentistry is the inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB). Historically, dental students have practiced local anesthesia on one another. At the University of Colorado, these practice sessions have been limited to one required laboratory session. The predictability and confidence of student IANB success have not been high in the past. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the impact of a novel IANB simulator, built on a three dimensional (3D)-printed mixed-reality haptic model, for second-year dental students to practice on prior to their laboratory session. METHODS Thirty-nine student participants volunteered to practice with the IANB simulator. Participants were divided into two groups, Group A and Group B. Self-reported confidence and injection-specific accuracy were measured during IANB simulator practice and the laboratory session. During lab, partner numbness was assessed as a measure of IANB success. Groups A (n = 20) and B (n = 19) practiced with the simulator before and after laboratory, respectively. Injection domains were not assessed during Group B's practice with the IANB simulator. RESULTS Self-reported confidence increased for both groups (p < 0.001). However, for anesthetic success, Group A exhibited significantly greater success (52.6%) than Group B (17.6%) (p = 0.029). CONCLUSION Self-reported confidence in performing an IANB improved and higher anesthetic success was achieved for Group A. Further investigation is necessary to determine the long-term impact of using the IANB simulator in dental education.
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- Jensine M. Lamira
- Department of Cellular and Developmental BiologySchool of Medicine at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora Colorado USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering at Tulane University New Orleans Louisiana USA
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- Department of Cellular and Developmental BiologySchool of Medicine at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora Colorado USA
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- Department of Cellular and Developmental BiologySchool of Medicine at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora Colorado USA
- Department of Anthropology University of Colorado Denver Aurora Colorado USA
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- Department of Surgical Dentistry, Division of Periodontics School of Dental Medicine at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora Colorado USA
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- Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine; Department of Cellular and Developmental Biology School of Medicine at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora Colorado USA
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Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in Dentistry: Highlights from the Current Research. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12083719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Many modern advancements have taken place in dentistry that have exponentially impacted the progress and practice of dentistry. Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are becoming the trend in the practice of modern dentistry because of their impact on changing the patient’s experience. The use of AR and VR has been beneficial in different fields of science, but their use in dentistry is yet to be thoroughly explored, and conventional ways of dentistry are still practiced at large. Over the past few years, dental treatment has been significantly reshaped by technological advancements. In dentistry, the use of AR and VR systems has not become widespread, but their different uses should be explored. Therefore, the aim of this review was to provide an update on the contemporary knowledge, to report on the ongoing progress of AR and VR in various fields of dental medicine and education, and to identify the further research required to achieve their translation into clinical practice. A literature search was performed in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar for articles in peer-reviewed English-language journals published in the last 10 years up to 31 March 2021, with the help of specific keywords related to AR and VR in various dental fields. Of the total of 101 articles found in the literature search, 68 abstracts were considered suitable and further evaluated, and consequently, 33 full-texts were identified. Finally, a total of 13 full-texts were excluded from further analysis, resulting in 20 articles for final inclusion. The overall number of studies included in this review was low; thus, at this point in time, scientifically-proven recommendations could not be stated. AR and VR have been found to be beneficial tools for clinical practice and for enhancing the learning experiences of students during their pre-clinical education and training sessions. Clinicians can use VR technology to show their patients the expected outcomes before the undergo dental procedures. Additionally, AR and VR can be implemented to overcome dental phobia, which is commonly experienced by pediatric patients. Future studies should focus on forming technological standards with high-quality data and developing scientifically-proven AR/VR gadgets for dental practice.
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Assessing the Pedological Impact of Local Anesthesia Dental Simulator as Serious Game. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12073285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The aim of our study was to determine the effectiveness of a mobile 3D augmented reality (AR) simulator for local anesthesia training as a serious game. We present a mobile simulator which has three modes for learning: study, 3D simulation, and AR reality. Both pre- and post-training surveys contained open-ended and Likert-scale questions (comprising five response options) on demographics and students’ experiences. The response rate was 90.1%. Of the total participants, 37 subjects were female and 27 were male. The mean age was 20 years. The results of the pre-training survey showed that over 80% of dental students from both universities agreed that they were excited about using the mobile simulator. The results from the post training survey showed that 78.7–88.2% of participants felt comfortable using the mobile application, over 72% agreed that it was user friendly, and over 82.3% of participants agreed that it looked realistic. It was also found that 76.6–88.2% of participants agreed that the 3D anatomical structures improved their understanding of LA administration. A serious game for learning local anesthesia can be a very interesting and valuable learning tool for dental students.
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