Dental students will soon use a computer game that will help them learn and practice dental implant procedures.
The Virtual Dental Implant Training Simulation Program is purposely designed to assist students in decision making, treatment protocols and diagnostics. It was developed by the faculty and students of Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry and BreakAway Limited, a leading developer of computer simulations for decision-making analysis, training and experimentation. The program is also intended to provide patient safety, instructional effectiveness and fun for the students.
“There’s a lot of enthusiasm in the global dental and medical communities to use virtual reality and simulation as a tool to convey and reinforce information and ensure competency levels,” said Dr. Roman Cibirka, the project director of the program and the Medical College of Georgia’s vice president for enrollment and instruction management.
Dental implants serve as the artificial roots intended for the prosthetic teeth. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the demand for dental implants of the aging population in the United States may increase considering that almost 25% of the adults (60 years old and above) are without their natural teeth anymore.
“The program was an opportunity to align the defined need to enhance the depth and penetration of implant therapy knowledge in undergraduate dental education with my vision of using gaming to reach the millennial student,” said Dr. Cibirka.
The simulation game randomly selects clinical settings and virtual patients which allow students to ask virtual patients regarding their medical record, conduct examination, and make an analysis. Like human beings, the virtual patients in the game also comprise of different personalities. The dental students should tailor the treatment according on their emotional, physical and mental needs.
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