Development and evaluation of an interactive dental video game to teach dentin bonding

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 823-831

  Amer, Rafat S ^a   Denehy, Gerald E ^b   Cobb, Deborah S ^b   Dawson, Deborah V ^b   Cunningham Ford, Marsha A ^b   Bergeron, Cathia ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer simulations; Computer assisted instruction; Dental education; Interactive lecture; Operative dentistry; Video games; Virtual systems

Indexed keywords

DENTIN BONDING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL SURGERY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; DENTIN-BONDING AGENTS; DENTISTRY, OPERATIVE; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOWA; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHEAR STRENGTH; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958754625     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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