Use of virtual reality to train dental professionals

The use of virtual reality as a training tool to improve preventive dental practice for increasingly frail dental patients: a pilot study with dental professionals

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN67056051

Enrollment

Registered

2020-02-17

Start date

2019-01-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-08

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Conditions

Training dental professionals Oral Health

Interventions

Study design: This is a before and after study involving the testing of a simulation training intervention with a baseline questionnaire and a follow-up questionnaire after the simulation.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Dental professionals training at the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy and qualified dental professionals working in NHS community dental services settings who provide dental care to patients in the full age spectrum

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Dental professionals training at the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy and qualified dental professionals working in NHS community dental services settings who do not provide dental care to patients in the full age spectrum

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Confidence levels in providing care to an increasingly frail patient measured using a questionnaire pre and post simulation (simulation is 5 min) 2. Views on acceptability and improvements of the tool measured using a questionnaire at the end of the study	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There are no secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026