Dental Madness - Image credit: Full Sail University
Dental Madness, developed
by Full Sail University, was
selected as a finalist in the 2018
Serious Games Showcase and Challenge in the Student Category.
Dental Madness
is a
virtual reality (VR) training simulation intended to assist first and second
year dental students in learning fundamental techniques.
According to the developers, the coordination of using a dental drill
in the user's right hand and a dental mirror in their left is a difficult to
master technique. Even dental professionals have a difficult time with the
technique after a week or more absence (such as a vacation). Dental Madness
focuses on this technique for two of the exercises.
Dental Madness addresses
three skills: Coordination of Dental Drill (right hand) and Dental Mirror (left
hand); Memorization of Universal Teeth Numbers; and Identifying Gum Health, if gum disease is present.
Dental Madness - Image credit: Full Sail University
In the game, players are challenged to check three locations for gum disease,
locate cavities, identify cavities location on the Universal Tooth Numbering
Chart, and drill instances of cavity decay.
Gum
Disease Exam
Dental
Madness - Image credit: Full Sail University
Identify
Cavities Location
Dental
Madness - Image credit: Full Sail University
Drill
Cavity Decay With Mirror
Dental
Madness - Image credit: Full Sail University
Players’ learning is measured by their performance in the exercises.
The game informs them if their work/guesses are incorrect and they have the
chance to try again to correctly indicate the gum pocket depths, for example.
Players have to learn the proper numbering of teeth to truly grasp and perform
the techniques of Dental Madness.
Dental Madness game runs on Windows 10, version 1803, with HTC Vive,
Vive Tracker and Polhemus 3Space Fastrak and Fastrak sensors attached to Dental
Madness controllers, custom 3D printed components, custom Arduino device
The combination of the virtual reality headset, the 3D printed teeth
and tools and the one-to-one correspondence of the physical feel to the virtual
world is what makes Dental Madness innovative.