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Background: Almost all fields of dentistry are very reliant on dentists’ well-developed dexterity and psychomotor skills. Those skills are mostly learned in a simulated manner prior to actual patient care. The effective use of dental simulation systems has become an increasing necessity in dental education to train dental students before interacting with real patients. In the recent years, virtual reality and Haptic simulations have drawn a lot of attention due to their multiple advantages including lack of the threat of spreading air-borne and water-borne diseases.
Purpose: The purpose of this report is to provide a brief overview of currently available dental haptic simulators in the market and a cross-sectional survey will be used to determine level of knowledge of pediatric dental residents about these technologies.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study a questionnaire will be sent to pediatric dental residents who are members of the American Association of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). The questionnaire includes questions regarding haptic simulator systems, personal experience with haptic simulations and its effect on their dental education outcomes. Statistical analysis will be conducted to assess the level of knowledge among pediatric dental residents and factors associated with differences in the knowledge levels.
Results: Pending