Study of the real-time interactive virtual simulation dental training system in the teaching of cavity preparation for undergraduates
AIM:To explore the role of real-time interactive teaching system in the teaching of cavity prepara-tion,to evaluate the teaching effectiveness,and to investigate the practical significance of real-time interactive teaching system in the teaching of cavity preparation in cariology and endodontics.METHODS:Sixty undergraduate students ma-joring in stomatology of grade 2020 in Xi'an Jiaotong University were selected as the research objects.Among them,30 students from Class one were selected as the control group and 30 students from class 2 were selected as the experimental group.After unified theoretical teaching,the experimental group was trained by head-simulator simulation combined with real-time interactive teaching system.The control group was only trained by the head simulator.Finally,theoretical and practical examinations were conducted.The operation test was scored by teachers,and a teaching satisfaction question-naire was conducted.RESULTS:There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in the theoreti-cal scores and the score of occlusal surface preperation(P>0.05).The interproximal scores and operation scores of the ex-perimental group were higher than those of the control group,and the satisfaction of the experimental group on the course content,teaching methods and course effectiveness were higher compared to the control group,with statistically signifi-cant differences(P<0.05).CONCLUSIONS:The real-time interactive virtual dental teaching system combined with the traditional teaching method has achieved good teaching effectiveness and has a good application prospect.