Dentistry training takes a virtual turn

July 8, 2011
by ken

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Griffith University is in Australia – you know the place that no matter where you roam, you still call home…….

Griffith University’s School of Dentistry and Oral Health is the first in the southern hemisphere to trial the Moog Simodont Trainer, a highly-realistic dental training simulator.

A sample group of 40 students at the Centre for Medicine and Oral Health on the Gold Coast is taking part in a six-month evaluation of the trainer, which combines virtual reality with cutting-edge haptic technology.

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