Evaluation of Virtual Reality Simulation of Dental Caries through Student Questionnaire
10.5933/JKAPD.2020.47.3.293
- Author:
Byunggee KIM
1
;
Jeeheon RYU
;
Jaehwan KIM
;
Seonmi KIM
;
Namki CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:
Journal of Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
2020;47(3):293-302
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the applicability of virtual reality simulation after experience of dental caries diagnosis for dental students before exposing to clinical pediatric practice. A pediatric patient model of a five-year-old child with primary dentition was developed and a caries model that is amenable to VR(virtual reality) diagnosis was organized and set-up. The dental student’s were allowed to use the simulated model for fifteen minutes and their experiences were evaluated using a self-reported questionnaire to evaluate presence and usability of this application. Overall, virtual presence and appearance area of the simulation were highly scored. The result indicates that the VR model has no significant difference from the actual clinical caries regardless of grade of students, gender and VR experience. If the prototype is continuously advanced, its applicability in dental education will increase.
