Effectiveness of a low-cost VR simulator for emergency management training in dental surgery

Nat Sararit, Peter Haddawy, Siriwan Suebnukarn

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Abstract

This paper describes the development and evaluation of a low-cost, portable VR system for training of emergency management decision making in dental surgery. We designed and developed a smart phone based virtual reality system with simulated dental surgery related emergencies during a virtual root canal treatment that records user actions and response time.The evaluation was conducted with 20 dentistry students of the 4th year and 5th year of Thammasat University. Each group went through three sessions of an interactive VR root canal treatment in which the students were tasked with completing the procedure and managing various emergency situations. We measured skin conductance to determine the stress response and during each session. The response time to emergency between two groups from all sessions was analyzed to determine knowledge gain and retention using the system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceeding of 2018 15th International Joint Conference on Computer Science and Software Engineering, JCSSE 2018
EditorsWudhichart Sawangphol, Jarernsri Mitrpanont
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781538655382
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Sept 2018
Event15th International Joint Conference on Computer Science and Software Engineering, JCSSE 2018 - Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Duration: 11 Jul 201813 Jul 2018

Publication series

NameProceeding of 2018 15th International Joint Conference on Computer Science and Software Engineering, JCSSE 2018

Conference

Conference15th International Joint Conference on Computer Science and Software Engineering, JCSSE 2018
Country/TerritoryThailand
CityNakhon Pathom
Period11/07/1813/07/18

Keywords

  • Decision making
  • Emergency management
  • Endodontic
  • Root canal treatment
  • Virtual reality

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