Open AccessInvestigating the construct validity of a haptic virtual caries simulation for dental education
Author(s) -
Cecilie Osnes,
Alice Duke,
Jianhua Wu,
Paul Franklin,
Faisal Mushtaq,
Andrew Keeling
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bmj simulation and technology enhanced learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2056-6697
DOI - 10.1136/bmjstel-2019-000549
Subject(s) - haptic technology , dentistry , dental education , carious lesion , virtual reality , construct (python library) , medicine , enamel paint , computer science , simulation , artificial intelligence , programming language
Teaching dental caries removal is limited by the material and methods available in the preclinical teaching space. Plastic teeth do not simulate the tactile feel of a lesion and natural teeth do not allow for standardised training and assessment. A novel method for simulating caries has been reported. Here, to investigate the construct validity of a caries simulation, whether haptic simulation could contribute to the understanding of caries removal, the performance of first-year dental students on the haptic simulation exercise is compared with that of experienced dentists.