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ArticleDentistry journal2022

Learning Clinical Skills Using Haptic vs. Phantom Head Dental Chair Simulators in Removal of Artificial Caries: Cluster-Randomized Trials with Two Cohorts' Cavity Preparation.

Jonathan P San Diego, Tim J Newton, Anika K Sagoo, Tracy-Ann Aston, Avijit Banerjee, Barry F A Quinn, Margaret J Cox

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Article in Dentistry journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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26citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
13.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Evaluating Haptic Virtual Reality Simulator for Pulpotomy Training in Primary Teeth: A Pilot Study on Dental Student Pespectives.European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe · 2025
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  12. Scaffolding competence-based learning design in the dental simulation curriculum.European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jonathan P San DiegoFaculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK.
Tim J NewtonFaculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4082-6942
Anika K SagooFaculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK.
Tracy-Ann AstonFaculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK.
Avijit BanerjeeFaculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0091-7348
Barry F A QuinnInstitute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK.
Margaret J CoxFaculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK.
King's College London · GBUniversity of Liverpool · GB

Funding

Economic and Social Research Council RES-139-25-038Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council RES-139-25-038
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dental task trainer simulators using haptics (virtual touch) offers a cost-effective method of teaching certain clinical skills. The purpose of this study is to evaluate students' performance in removing artificial caries after training with either a haptic dental chair simulator with virtual reality or a traditional dental chair simulator with a mannequin head. Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials in two cohorts, both Year 1 dental students. Students taught using traditional dental chair simulators were compared with students taught using haptic-based simulators on their ability to cut a cavity in a plastic tooth following training. Across both cohorts, there was no difference in the quality of cavity cut, though students' technique differed across the two simulator groups in some respects. No difference was seen across both cohorts in the quality of cavity cut for a simple preparation, though students in the haptic condition performed less well in the more demanding task. Moreover, students in the haptic group were also less likely to be perceived to be 'holding the instrument appropriately'. These findings suggest further investigation is needed into the differences in handling of instruments and level of clinical task difficulty between the simulators.

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dental educationdental-task trainerhapticssimulationvirtual reality

Identifiers

PMID36354643
PMCPMC9689819
OpenAlexW4307263768

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