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University of Utah School of Dentistry Virtual Reality Projects

How is the University of Utah disrupting education/healthcare? In the last 6 months, we created “x-ray glasses” using augmented reality in surgery, and we disseminated “hands-on” surgical simulation to the University of Utah and in India.

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By School of Dentistry

This digitally augmented learning strategy in implant dentistry allows dental schools to drastically lower educational costs and time spent learning. Dentistry is characteristically a hands-on skill, and VR allows for continuous tracking of hand movements with sub-millimeter accuracy of hand movement during practical learning.