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Augmented Reality In Clinical Dental Training And Education, Zainab Haji, Aysha Arif, Shizrah Jamal, Rabia Ghafoor
Augmented Reality In Clinical Dental Training And Education, Zainab Haji, Aysha Arif, Shizrah Jamal, Rabia Ghafoor
Section of Dental-Oral Maxillofacial Surgery
Dentistry is a profession that requires coordinated motor skills in addition to acquired knowledge for ideal execution of any treatment plan for patients. Learning experiences have been modified over a period of time for students as well as for the healthcare providers. Conventional pre-clinical training employed the use of cadavers, but financial, ethical and supervisory constraints have become a major shortcoming. With the adaptation of technology in dentistry, pre-clinical training has now employed simulation. It provides the opportunity for students to develop psychomotor skills for procedures by practising pre-clinical, standardised learning competencies before they engage in patient-management. Simulation involves computer-aided …