Simulation technologies in dental education

Abstract

The latest technologies for the treatment of patients in dentistry require deep theoretical knowledge, possession of certain sensory skills, wellformed manual skills. The quality of providing dental care to patients directly depends on the level of training of specialists who have modern methods of diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Of course, the training of a qualified doctor is impossible without contact and communication with real patients. The need to develop professional skills in students contradicts the need to protect the patient by preventing the creation of a fundamental ethical problem. However, it is important that all dental students, before moving to the clinic, master all their acquired theoretical knowledge, the basic skills of working in dentistry in a safe environment. Simulation technologies in student education are not only an integral part of clinical training, but also one of the mechanisms that trigger and shape of clinical thinking on high and motivated level.