Dental students embrace new learning technology

Dental Tribune International

Tue. 31. December 2020

save

BRISBANE, Australia: In an exciting advancement in the health education field, dental students and medical nurses have been experimenting with augmented reality to help build their skills and knowledge. Different to virtual reality (VR), which provides a fully artificial environment, augmented reality is an overlay of computer-generated content onto the physical surroundings.

As with VR, students use headsets to make use of the technology. Created by Pearson Education and using Microsoft technology to help deliver it to the user, the app HoloHuman is being used by students from the School of Dentistry at the University of Queensland to get an unparalleled view of the human body.

The app has been providing an opportunity for immersive 3D exploration of anatomy, with dental students focusing on the head and neck. The students describe the experience as like having radiographic vision, as they can see through the skin and explore the depths and layers of the human body. However, the interactive learning does not stop with those using the headset. Working as a single unit or simultaneously with groups of students, the unit allows the rest of the class to follow along on laptops or projector screens, seeing exactly what the user sees.

In the same way as the dental students have been using the HoloHuman app, nursing students from the same university have been using an app called HoloPatient. The program allows students to walk 360 degrees around the patient hologram and assess their symptoms, watch their breathing, monitor their vital signs and then discuss the patient with classmates and teachers.

Both apps have video recording capabilities and provide the option of assessments and revision. This means that students have more possibilities to gain valuable practice before moving into the next stage of their careers. According to the university, the program is set to be introduced into other areas of the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences at some point in the future.

Tags:

To post a reply please login or register

Haptic technology: Supporting dental students with realistic clinical experience

HIGH POINT, N.C., US: Haptic technology was first developed and introduced in the 1970s. Today, the cutting-edge technology is growing rapidly and is ...

International dental students’ association launches new journal

GENEVA, Switzerland: The International Association of Dental Students (IADS) recently published the inaugural issue of International Journal of Dental ...

Interview: Students have embraced the VR program as part of their dental anaesthetic education

Denise Higgins is a lecturer in oral health and Simulation Coordinator at the School of Health Sciences at the University of Newcastle in Australia. After a...

Align Technology launches new online campus

Seeking to elevate the standard of care in dentistry by equipping dental professionals with the latest tools and knowledge in dentistry, Align Technology ...

COVID-19 and dentistry: Australian and New Zealand embrace uncertain future

SYDNEY, Australia: For much of 2020 and 2021, Australia and New Zealand fared remarkably well in containing the spread of SARS-CoV-2—a function of factors...

Dental, medical and nursing students work together in new study

NEW YORK, U.S.: With dental caries being the most common chronic childhood disease, it is imperative that health care professionals across all sectors work ...

Nobel Biocare launches new dental implant cleaning technology

ZURICH, Switzerland: Peri-implantitis is one of the greatest unsolved problems in dental implantology, and its prevalence is expected to increase over time ...

COVID-19 and dental education: Will dental schools admit new students in 2021?

LEIPZIG, Germany: Since the COVID-19 pandemic has severely restricted access to clinical practice, students around the world have been adversely affected by...

Dentsply Sirona unveils new MRI technology for dentistry

FREIBURG, Germany: A new field of research in dental diagnostics could further the integration of early detection of oral disease into routine dental ...

Indonesia embraces teledentistry to improve dental service coverage

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Teledentistry consultations are expected to increase after the Ministry of Health of Indonesia and the Indonesian Dental Association ...

Education

Live webinar
Thu. 18 July 2024
8:00 pm EST (New York)