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FEM: Revista de la Fundación Educación Médica
versión On-line ISSN 2014-9840versión impresa ISSN 2014-9832
Resumen
FERNANDEZ-SAGREDO, Marcelo et al. Usefulness perception of the haptic virtual simulators in dental education by students, practitioners and academics –a descriptive observational study. FEM (Ed. impresa) [online]. 2020, vol.23, n.2, pp.89-94. Epub 04-Mayo-2020. ISSN 2014-9840. https://dx.doi.org/10.33588/fem.232.1045.
Introduction:
Education in dentistry has provided simulation scenarios for training students to develop motor skills since its beginning, now days, high-fidelity 3D haptic virtual simulators are being used as a didactic tool, allowing dentistry students to perform activities of the professional discipline, in a safe and controlled simulated environment.
Aim:
To determine the perception on the usefulness of haptic virtual simulators for training in Dentistry, by dental students (4th, 5th and 6th year), practitioners and academics.
Subjects and methods:
Non-experimental, descriptive, observational, quantitative study, that involved 127 participants (dental students, dental practitioners and academics), that practiced on a cross preclinical exercise for 5-10 minuts and performed a Black's class II cavity in a 3D haptic virtual simulator. A 12-question questionnaire was constructed regarding the usefulness of the dental simulator and the answers were statistically analyzed.
Results:
University students, local dental practitioners and dentists/academics rated as positive their experience with the haptic virtual simulators and its usefulness as a teaching tool in manual skills development, and realism of sensation and use of the simulator.
Conclusion:
Participants regardless of their previous experience with a virtual simulator, video-gaming, age, 3D experience, or gender considered positive their perception of usefulness of the VirTeaSy haptic virtual reality simulator in dental education, with the possibility of better feedback.
Palabras clave : Academic training; Computer simulation; Dental students; Perception.