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Change the way we practice Dentistry with XR

The XR Clinical Practice Education Lab at Indiana University School of Dentistry is a cutting-edge space dedicated to revolutionizing clinical education and simulation training through immersive technologies.

Equipped with advanced virtual reality, augmented reality, and recently emerging neural interface devices, the lab empowers students and educators to explore innovative XR possibilities for potential use within clinical dental practice and/or workflow.

Our mission is to bridge the gap between theory and practice by integrating XR into clinical education, fostering creativity, and preparing the next generation for a technology-driven future.

XR isn’t just a new technology, it’s a new Reality.

Dr. Stuart Schrader, Ph.D., M.A., B.A.

Why Extended Reality?

Our XR Clinical Practice Lab provides greater awareness of possible XR applications for future dental practice.

Our goal is to help students and faculty become more aware of emerging technologies and learn more about how we can integrate them into healthcare, dentistry, and more specifically clinical practices.

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How can XR impact patient experiences?

XR can provide patients with presence.

  • A feeling of being in a virtual space where your mind starts to believe that the virtual world is real. It’s a sense of “being there.”

XR can foster a patient’s sense of presence through immersion.

  • The effectiveness of hardware and software can convince a patient’s senses that they are deeply engaged in a different place.
  • This is accomplished with high-resolution displays, spatial audio, responsive haptics, varying fields of view, effective tracking of head and body movement, and believable realistic simulated environments.

XR technology has the potential to provide patients with:

  • Distraction Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Patient Education
  • Treatment Planning
  • Virtual Waiting Rooms
  • Remote Consultations
  • Evolving Innovative Applications

Meet our team

Dr. Stuart Schrader

Dr. Schrader

Director

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Pratik Mane

 
pratik

Technology Lead & Web Developer

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Arunaprasanna Simhambhatla

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Research Data Analyst

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