School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, 288 Herston Road, Herston, QLD, 4006, Australia.
School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Griffith University, Cnr Parkland Drive and Olsen Avenue, Southport, QLD, 4222, Australia.
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent. 2021 Aug;22(4):667-674. doi: 10.1007/s40368-021-00604-7. Epub 2021 Feb 10.
With the advancements in technology, dental pedagogy has also evolved, and new learning technologies have emerged. Virtual reality (VR) as an education tool in dentistry is underutilised. VR as an adjunct in local anaesthesia (LA) teaching in paediatric dentistry has not been investigated. The study aimed to investigate dental student's perception of dental LA VR simulation on a paediatric patient and to determine whether this can improve students learning experience.
Seventy-one students participated in a self-administered questionnaire before and after the use of dental LA VR simulator. Descriptive analysis was performed to determine the perceptions of experience gained through VR. The data were tabulated, graphed, and analysed using SPSS and GraphPad Prism software.
The study noted that 89.9% of participants perceived that it would improve their LA skills. After using dental LA VR, 83.1% of participants experienced more engaged in the learning activity, and 55.0% of participants agreed/strongly agreed that it improved their understanding of anatomical landmarks. Around 56.4% of participants agreed/strongly agreed that it added value compared with traditional LA teaching methods.
It can be concluded that the use of VR simulation can enhance students engagement and learning experience in paediatric dentistry settings and can be used as an additional means of LA training.
随着技术的进步，牙科教学也在发展，新的学习技术也已经出现。虚拟现实（VR）作为一种牙科教育工具尚未得到充分利用。将 VR 作为儿童牙科局部麻醉（LA）教学的辅助手段尚未得到研究。本研究旨在调查牙科学生对儿童患者牙科 LA VR 模拟的看法，并确定这是否可以改善学生的学习体验。
71 名学生在使用牙科 LA VR 模拟器之前和之后参加了一份自我管理的问卷。通过描述性分析来确定通过 VR 获得的体验的看法。使用 SPSS 和 GraphPad Prism 软件对数据进行制表、绘图和分析。
该研究指出，89.9%的参与者认为它可以提高他们的 LA 技能。在使用牙科 LA VR 后，83.1%的参与者表示对学习活动更投入，55.0%的参与者同意/强烈同意它提高了他们对解剖标志的理解。约 56.4%的参与者同意/强烈同意它比传统的 LA 教学方法更有价值。
可以得出结论，使用 VR 模拟可以提高学生在儿童牙科环境中的参与度和学习体验，并且可以作为 LA 培训的附加手段。
