Association for Dental Education in Europe

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Workshop on creating training tasks for patient treatment using the VR/MR technology of SIMtoCARE

Tuesday, 22nd August 2023 - 13:30 to 16:30
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Timezone: 

BST (UTC+1)

Duration: 

3 Hours

Venue: 

Space 4 @ The Spine

Workshop on creating training tasks for patient treatment using the VR/MR technology of SIMtoCARE
Session synopsis: 

The team at SIMtoCARE with support from the university of Liverpool will facilitate a hands on workshop on creating training tasks for VR patient treatment. The integration of patient specific intra oral scans in the training case will be specifically included.  See first hand the benefits of virtual reality dental training and how to get the best use out of the SIMtoCARE simulators and our teams wealth of VR knowledge and experience. 

                       

Speakers: 

Barry A. Quinn

Vice Dean for Scholarship & Staff Development | Chair in Restorative Dentistry and Dental Education
University of Liverpool, School of Dentistry, UK

Professor Barry F.A. Quinn is the Vice Dean for Scholarship and Staff Development and Chair in Restorative Dentistry and Dental Education at the University of Liverpool. He is an internationally recognised leader in dental education and research, with an extensive portfolio of senior roles in national and international organisations.

Barry currently serves as Secretary General of the Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE), President of the Royal Society of Medicine’s Odontology Section, and President of the IADR Prosthodontic Group. He has previously held presidencies of the British Alliance for Researchers in Dental Education and Scholarship (BARDES) and the Education Research Group of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR).

He has also contributed to the work of UNESCO, IFIP, and the General Dental Council (GDC), particularly in areas of quality assurance and professional standards. Barry’s contributions to dental education have been widely recognised. In 2023, he was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship—only the 12th UK dental professional to receive this honour in the award’s history. His research spans interprofessional education and haptic virtual reality surgical simulation training, and has earned accolades such as the Medical Futures Award and ADEE’s Mature and Interprofessional Educator Awards.

He is the author of over 200 abstracts and publications, and remains committed to advancing excellence, innovation, and collaboration in dental education and scholarship.

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