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renovation is a simulation environment that individual teaching. There are teaching Safety with familiar equipment 31
has completely identical equipment with the programs on the computers that allow the
treatment rooms. “Already early on we had students to choose exactly the program The students use similar units during
decided that we wanted a simulation room that fits their current situation and progress their whole education process. The
with equipment functioning in the same way stage. All you needs is a pair of headphones!” control system in the simulation units is
as in the clinic. It wouldn’t make sense that identical to that in the Planmeca units,
the students learn to use some equipment Also Frandsen Lau is excited about the which are placed in the treatment rooms.
during the simulation phase and then end simulation clinic. According to her, it creates This gives the students a sense of security
up with other equipment at the treatment a good environment for the necessary in treatment situations. “Just to meet
clinic”, Østergaard says. clinical preparations for the procedures the patient is a completely new kind of
that will thereafter be carried out with real setting. So at least knowing the equipment
Technology supports teaching patients. makes it feel easier and safer. This is our
philosophy”, Kemner explains.
The simulation clinic, with its 20 integrated
working stations, has become an extremely Another benefit in having the same
popular teaching place. According to units throughout the process is that it
Flemming Kemner, Senior Clinical makes the teaching more efficient as it’s
Instructor in Dentistry, the simulation clinic quicker to assist everywhere. According
is often fully booked for the whole day, as to Trine Hald Agerbæk, Head of Clinic
several of the school’s sections have noticed Assistants, it’s now a lot easier for both the
its benefits. The simulation clinic now dentists and the clinic assistants to help
houses different areas of teaching, ranging out in another department as everything
from general dental diseases to periodontal functions the same way.
diseases and surgery.
Interest from abroad
Without a doubt, the success of the
simulation clinic derives from the underlying It’s not only the employees and students
technology. The screens in all the simulation of the Department of Dentistry who
units are integrated, so that the same view are excited about the modern facilities.
can be shown in all the stations. Everybody According to Frandsen Lau and
can follow the treatment performed by Østergaard, the school often receives
the teacher, as there’s an external video visitors from foreign universities, looking
camera connected to the teacher’s unit. An for inspiration. They, too, are interested
intraoral camera or an external computer in building future-proof teaching
can also be connected. Kemner tells how environments that will support dental
the equipment gives various possibilities for education in the best possible way.
using live recordings and video sequences
in teaching, bringing it to a whole new level
technologically. “This setup even enables
