Autonomous virtual patients in dentistry: System accuracy and expert versus novice comparison

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1365-1370

  Clark, Glenn T ^a   Suri, Apar ^b   Enciso, Reyes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Southern California   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer assisted instruction; Dental education; Educational methodology; Virtual patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; DENTIST; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH TUMOR; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TEACHING; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER;

ADULT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENTISTS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SIMULATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SOFTWARE; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867513089     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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