60 Minute Seminar

Educational Programs, Workshops, Seminars, New Idea Session, and Small Group Discussions

TI-006 - Classroom 2030: Making the Vision an (Augmented) Reality

Presenter(s)

• AL

  Alex Lee, D.M.D.

  Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine
• 

  Hubert Chan, D.D.S.

  Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine
• GD

  Gerald Davis

Target Audience: Faculty

Learning Focus: Technological Innovations

Session Designation: SOTL

Dental Education: General Dentistry  

Dental educators have the responsibility to deliver relevant and engaging curriculum to increasingly sophisticated learners. Current content delivery methods, slides, videos and lectures have saturated the educational landscape, failing to effectively instruct and inspire the next generation of providers. New technologies can reignite this enthusiasm by opening new instructional modalities and enhancing existing experiences. One such technology with great promise for dental education is augmented reality, which superimposes computer-generated content into a user's field of view to provide a composite experience. This presentation will highlight the use of augmented reality in dental education and ways in which it can improve learning outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion, participants will be able to define what augmented reality is.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to explain the possibilities, benefits, and practical uses of augmented reality in dental education.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to create a plan to incorporate augmented reality into their current operations and curriculum to improve outcomes.