Analyzing the Influence of Video Game and Music Engagement on Technical Skills Acquisition in Dental Students in Preclinical Phase: Protocol for a Prospective, Controlled, Longitudinal Study

The practice of dental surgery requires a few different skills, including mental rotation of an object, precision of movement with good hand-eye coordination, and speed of technical movement. Learning these different skills begins during the preclinical phase of dental student training. Moreover, pl...

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Published in:JMIR research protocols 2024-09, Vol.13, p.e55738
Main Authors: Clouet, Roselyne, Gaudin, Alexis, Tourtelier, Jeanne, Gogendeau, Claire, Serisier, Samuel, Prud'homme, Tony
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical Competence
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive ability
Computer & video games
Demographics
Dental surgery
Education, Dental - methods
Female
Human health and pathology
Humans
Laparoscopy
Learning
Leisure
Life Sciences
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical education
Medical students
Motor ability
Music - psychology
Musical instruments
Musical performances
Musicians & conductors
Prospective Studies
Protocol
Questionnaires
Students, Dental - psychology
Video Games
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Summary:The practice of dental surgery requires a few different skills, including mental rotation of an object, precision of movement with good hand-eye coordination, and speed of technical movement. Learning these different skills begins during the preclinical phase of dental student training. Moreover, playing a musical instrument or video game seems to promote the early development of these skills. However, we found that studies specifically addressing this issue in the field of dental education are lacking. The main aims of this study are to evaluate whether the ability to mentally represent a volume in 3D, the precision of gestures with their right and left hand, or the speed of gesture execution is better at baseline or progresses faster for players (video games or music or both). A prospective monocentric controlled and longitudinal study will be conducted from September 2023 and will last until April 2025 in the Faculty of Dental Surgery of Nantes. Participants were students before starting their preclinical training. Different tests will be used such as Vandenberg and Kuse's mental rotation test, the modified Precision Manual Dexterity (PMD), and performing a pulpotomy on a permanent tooth. This protocol was approved by the Ethics, Deontology, and Scientific Integrity Committee of Nantes University (institutional review board approval number IORG0011023). A total of 86 second-year dental surgery students were enrolled to participate in the study in September 2023. They will take part in 4 iterations of the study, the last of which will take place in April 2025. Playing video games or a musical instrument or both could be a potential tool for initiating or facilitating the learning of certain technical skills in dental surgery. DERR1-10.2196/55738.
ISSN:1929-0748
1929-0748
DOI:10.2196/55738