A Comparative Study of Virtual Reality and Traditional Methods for Surgical Instrument Training
VR-based training enhances student engagement and confidence but was less effective than traditional methods in overall instrument recognition. These findings support using VR as a complementary tool in dental education, particularly in early-stage surgical training.
Authors
- Bruna Neves de Freitas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7523-837X)
- Pankaj Taneja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6392-0723)
- Ruža Bjelovučić
- Sven Erik Nørholt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2664-3787)
- Jan Wolff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6269-4373)
- Ruben Pauwels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9462-7546)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Sydney Dental Hospital (AU)
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
- University of Lübeck (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Dental Education
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.70088
- Primary Topic
- Dental Research and COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00