Virtual microscopy in histological and histopathological teaching, an opportunity in dentistry.

Authors

  • Elizabeth Parra School of Dentistry, University of Concepción. Concepción, Chile.
  • Felipe Cáceres School of Dentistry, Andres Bello University, Santiago, Chile.
  • Ana María Salazar-Roa School of Dentistry, University of Concepción. Concepción, Chile.
  • Bastian Godinez-Pacheco School of Dentistry, University of Concepción. Concepción, Chile.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20453/reh.v32i2.4216

Keywords:

Microscopy, oral pathology, educational technology, dentistry

Abstract

Virtual microscopy (VM) is being widely implemented in education and could lead to the replacement of light microscopy (LM). Objective: To provide a review of the literature based on the questions: What is the perception of academics and students? and What is the performance of students? regarding the teaching of histology and/or histopathology with VM in dentistry. Material and methods: The following databases were consulted: Pubmed, Scielo, Science Direct and Scopus, and 10 articles were selected. Results: All the studies that evaluated perception and academic performance obtained results in favor of VM. Conclusions: VM has a promising future, but more studies with similar methodologies and that consider the perception of academics are required.

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Published

2022-06-17

How to Cite

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Parra E, Cáceres F, Salazar-Roa AM, Godinez-Pacheco B. Virtual microscopy in histological and histopathological teaching, an opportunity in dentistry. Rev Estomatol Herediana [Internet]. 2022 Jun. 17 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];32(2):167-73. Available from: https://revistas.upch.edu.pe/index.php/REH/article/view/4216

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 2 (2022): April-June

Section

REVIEW ARTICLE

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