Department of Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics, Faculty of Odontology of Nancy, France.
Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Odontology of Nancy, France.
J Dent Educ. 2020 Mar;84(3):367-376. doi: 10.21815/JDE.019.187.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the contribution of virtual reality to the conventional analogic training environment and show the complementarity of conventional techniques and virtual reality in the learning of dental students. All 88 first-year dental students at a dental school in France in early 2019 were randomly assigned to one of two groups: group 1 (n = 45) was assigned to cavity preparations on a haptic simulator (Virteasy) and group 2 (n = 43) was assigned to conventional practical work on plastic analogue teeth (Kavo). Following three training sessions, the students in group 1 took a final exam on the same plastic analogue teeth exercise. The results showed improvement in the drilling skill of both groups. The simulator-trained group (group 1) had similar results to the plastic analogue-trained group (group 2) in the final test on a plastic analogue tooth. In this study, virtual reality allowed an assessment based on objective criteria and reduced the subjectivity of evaluations conducted on plastic analogue teeth. Considering the saving of supervision and teaching time as well as the material gain offered by virtual reality, the learning methods of haptic simulators are educational options that should be considered by dental educators.
本研究旨在评估虚拟现实在传统模拟培训环境中的作用，并展示传统技术与虚拟现实在牙科学生学习中的互补性。2019 年初，法国一所牙科学校的 88 名一年级牙科学生被随机分为两组：第 1 组（n=45）被分配到触觉模拟器（Virteasy）上进行窝洞制备，第 2 组（n=43）被分配到传统的塑料模拟牙上进行实际操作。在进行了三次培训后，第 1 组的学生在同一塑料模拟牙上进行了期末考试。结果显示，两组学生的钻孔技能都有所提高。在塑料模拟牙的期末考试中，模拟器培训组（第 1 组）的结果与塑料模拟培训组（第 2 组）相似。在这项研究中，虚拟现实允许基于客观标准进行评估，并减少了在塑料模拟牙上进行评估的主观性。考虑到触觉模拟器节省的监督和教学时间以及虚拟现实带来的材料收益，触觉模拟器的学习方法是牙科教育者应该考虑的教育选择。
