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compelling way in comparison to just giving them top-down instructions,” Kämppi said. According to Rautava, the feedback from students and lecturers has also been nothing but positive. Still, with new equipment, it always takes some time to see all the possibilities for which it could be used for. Each simulation unit has a small footprint and its structure allows clearing up space on the table for a wide range of exercises when needed The skills acquired in the simulation laboratory are later trained at the dental wards of the Oral and <strong>Dental</strong> Centre and finally at dental practices around the country. Since Planmeca simulation units have the same functions and features as actual Planmeca dental units, the transition from pre-clinical to clinical work made easier for students. Digital technology also introduces novel possibilities for teaching dentistry in a modern and compelling way. The Planmeca Solanna Vision operating light is used to demonstrate dental procedures to students as it is capable of recording treatment sessions with two integrated 4K cameras. At the skills laboratory, the lecturer’s simulation unit has been equipped with Planmeca Solanna Vision so that the students can easily follow on screen what the lecturer is doing and repeat it on their simulation units. The three Planmeca Compact i Classic dental units of the skills laboratory are equipped with Planmeca Solanna Vision operating lights to live stream actual patient treatments to students. While the operating light takes care of capturing the treatment, the lecturer can explain the ongoing treatment using a headset. "The three demo units of our skills laboratory allow me to stream patient treatments to our students while I explain what I am doing and why. We have actually installed two-way audio systems, so that the students can also ask questions during the treatment and I can answer them simultaneously. This allows us to engage the students in a new and "Every day, we are becoming more and more familiar with the full potential of our Planmeca devices and software. They are packed with so many intelligent features and functions, which could be used in a number of ways. We just need to keep exploring and come up with new ways that the technology could be used for teaching,” Kämppi added. Planmeca was also quick to provide a method which combines three sets of 3D data into a virtual patient — a CBCT image, a 3D face photo, and an intraoral scan. Kämppi is planning to utilise this data in combination with virtual reality (VR) solutions for dental education. "For me, personally, digital dentistry is of particular interest. I enjoy being able to integrate it into our studies and figure out new ways to visualising treatment options to students. Currently, we are investigating opportunities to integrate VR solutions into our learning environment. We want to map CBCT images, 3D face photos captured with Planmeca ProFace, intraoral scans and MRI data together and examine it in artificial reality,” Kämppi said. He added: "With the help of virtual patient data and VR, I would like to be able to examine a case with recurrent dislocation of the TMJ and use this data to examine different jaw movements and determine what causes the disc displacement.” Although available technology is rarely the reason why a student decides to apply for one university, not being able to keep up with the pace of digital dental evolution might well be a reason to choose another option. The capabilities of the different units enables new approaches to teaching and inspires Kämppi to explore more novel uses of the technology "The future is digital and I feel it is a positive competitive advantage for us that we have the latest technology available for our students," Rautava concluded. DA
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