{"title":"Revolutionizing Training With “SVRGICAL”: A Realistic Gamified VR App for Surgical Assistants","authors":"Juliana Herrera","doi":"10.1016/j.joms.2025.06.132","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div>Traditional training methods fail to meet the needs of today’s generation of students, hindering the rapid workforce development needed to address the nationwide shortage of healthcare employees. This study evaluates a gamified virtual reality (VR) training system designed to improve instrument knowledge, anticipation and correct passing, skills necessary for the proper training of surgical assistants. Developed in Unity for Meta Quest 3, the VR system features hand-tracking interactions,</div>","PeriodicalId":16612,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery","volume":"83 9","pages":"Pages S90-S91"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278239125004999","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Traditional training methods fail to meet the needs of today’s generation of students, hindering the rapid workforce development needed to address the nationwide shortage of healthcare employees. This study evaluates a gamified virtual reality (VR) training system designed to improve instrument knowledge, anticipation and correct passing, skills necessary for the proper training of surgical assistants. Developed in Unity for Meta Quest 3, the VR system features hand-tracking interactions,
期刊介绍:
This monthly journal offers comprehensive coverage of new techniques, important developments and innovative ideas in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Practice-applicable articles help develop the methods used to handle dentoalveolar surgery, facial injuries and deformities, TMJ disorders, oral cancer, jaw reconstruction, anesthesia and analgesia. The journal also includes specifics on new instruments and diagnostic equipment and modern therapeutic drugs and devices. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is recommended for first or priority subscription by the Dental Section of the Medical Library Association.