Faculty perceptions of virtual reality as an alternative solution for preclinical skills during the pandemic

by Sukotjo, C. | Schreiber, S. | Yuan ,J. C. | Santoso, M.

Journal of Dental Education, 2020, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7753732/

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an historic and significant disruption of education systems worldwide. Many dental institutions were forced to close and suspend their preclinical curricular and clinical activities. There are many options which comply with social distancing in reducing the transmission of diseases . The current pandemic crisis highlights the need for an alternative solution for preclinical dental education to prepare students with psychomotor skills in a safe and viable environment. This crisis has stimulated innovation in the pedagogic methodology. Virtual reality (VR)‐based simulation has been commonly used in medical education to improve the clinical skills and students’ self confidence. However, the use of virtual reality in predoctoral dental education is still limited and needs to be explored further. Both learners’ and teachers’ perspectives are critical for this pedagogy to be successful. The dental faculty’s mindset and adaptation to this novel technology is essential to support this revolutionized pedagogy, particularly with the Millennial generation, and in this challenging time. Therefore, this qualitative study aimed to evaluate the dental faculty’s perceptions of using VR for teaching.

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Author

Sukotjo, C., Schreiber, S., Yuan ,J. C., Santoso, M.
Journal

Journal of Dental Education
Year

2020
DOI

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7753732/

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Citation

Sukotjo, C., Schreiber, S., Yuan ,J. C. , and Santoso, M., 2020. Faculty perceptions of virtual reality as an alternative solution for preclinical skills during the pandemic. Journal of Dental Education, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7753732/

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@article{digitalWorlds:548,
doi = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7753732/},
author = {Sukotjo, C.  and  Schreiber, S.  and  Yuan ,J. C.  and  Santoso, M.},
title = {Faculty perceptions of virtual reality as an alternative solution for preclinical skills during the pandemic},
journal = {Journal of Dental Education},
year = {2020},
}

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