The effect of variations in force feedback in a virtual reality environment on the performance and satisfaction of dental students

I.R. de Boer; M.D. Lagerweij; P.R. Wesselink; J. Vervoorn

doi:10.1097/SIH.0000000000000370

The effect of variations in force feedback in a virtual reality environment on the performance and satisfaction of dental students

I.R. de Boer, M.D. Lagerweij, P.R. Wesselink, J. Vervoorn

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Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the transfer of skills between various levels of force feedback (FFB) using the Simodont dental trainer (Moog, Nieuw-Vennep, the Netherlands). Students practiced a manual dexterity exercise in a virtual reality environment at a standard level of FFB and then were tested at the standard and an altered level of FFB. In addition, the students' satisfaction with the training exercise was evaluated.
Methods: One hundred twenty-six first-year dental students were randomly distributed into four groups and underwent a manual dexterity test in the virtual reality environment with automatic assessment after a 3-month period of practicing with standard FFB. The test consisted of drilling with the standard FFB and an altered level of FFB to evaluate the effect on performance. After the test, the participants completed a questionnaire.
Results: The results showed that 74% of the students who passed completed between one of three and three of three successful attempts at FFB levels at which they had not previously practiced.
Conclusions: The results of this study imply that if students practice a sufficient amount of time at one level of FFB, a skill is transferable from one level of FFB to another.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	169-174
Journal	Simulation in Healthcare
Volume	14
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/SIH.0000000000000370
Publication status	Published - Jun 2019

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The Simodont dental trainer uses academic content provided by ACTA and other dental schools. Academic content consists of, for example, three-dimensional models and virtual patient cases. The creation of content was the responsibility of the dental school, which has the dental knowledge of content experts. The original development of the Simodont Dental Trainer was partly funded by ACTA and subsidized by the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands (the Hague, the Netherlands). The Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam receives royalties per unit sold as a return on investment in the development; the royalties are fully invested in continuous academic development of expanding the applications of the dental trainer. The sales and production of the units are under the responsibility of the company Moog, Inc. (Nieuw-Vennep, the Netherlands).

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Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands
Alliance for California Traditional Arts

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