Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality in Healthcare Clinical Practices

1. VR Gaming Transforms Pediatric Burn Treatment (August 2025)
   Griffith University's "Smileyscope" VR system has revolutionized pediatric burn care by allowing children to play calming games during painful dressing changes, with half of patients requiring little to no additional pain medication and dramatically reduced anxiety levels.
   Smileyscope
2. VR Therapy Expands Across Healthcare Settings (June 2025)
   A June 2025 pilot study confirms VR's expanding role in routine healthcare, showing statistically significant reductions in patient pain and anxiety during neurorehabilitation while allowing medical staff to focus on treatment rather than patient calming.
   Karolinska

Virtual Reality in Medical Practices and Surgery

1. UK Hospital Pioneers VR-Assisted Surgery (August 2025)
   Practice Plus Group Hospital in Ilford's groundbreaking VR trial in August 2025 allowed joint surgery patients to experience virtual nature walks and calming scenes during spinal anesthesia, resulting in reduced anxiety, lower heart rates, and patients reporting that "surgery flew by."
   PracticePlusGroup
2. Duke Develops Advanced VR Medical Training System(July 2025)
   Duke University's VR-HEAL project, completed in July 2025, revolutionizes medical training by combining haptic gloves, immersive virtual operating rooms, and real-time X-ray tracking to teach interventional radiology procedures with safety feedback that eliminates the costs and risks of traditional hands-on training.
   Duke
3. Osso VR Introduces New Nursing Procedural Skills Training Platform, Opens Early Access for Healthcare Systems (September 2025)
   Osso VR, a leading surgical XR provider, announced a strategic expansion to deliver custom immersive experiences for pharmaceutical companies focusing on marketing, training, and patient education strategies, diversifying its enterprise content revenue.

https://www.ossovr.com/press-releases/osso-vr-introduces-new-nursing-procedural-skills-training-platform-opens-early-access-for-healthcare-systems

Virtual Reality in Dental Practices and Surgery

1. China's VR Simulator Revolutionizes Dental Surgery Education (August 2025)
   A groundbreaking August 2025 study of China's first multifunctional Digital Virtual Reality Simulator involving 142 students showed significantly higher training scores compared to traditional methods, with the system enabling complete 3D oral surgery practice from patient inquiry to operations in a virtual environment.
   Article
2. VR Training Dramatically Improves Dental Root Canal Education (July 2025)
   A comprehensive July 2025 systematic review of fifteen studies revealed that VR-based endodontic training significantly improved procedural accuracy and efficiency among dental students, with 87% of VR-trained practitioners demonstrating higher accuracy in medical practice and enhanced confidence levels.
   Article
3. Haptic VR Training Achieves Precision Breakthroughs in Dental Education (August 2025)
   Studies from May-August 2025 showed that immersive VR with haptic feedback improved dental injection accuracy by 0.63mm and boosted performance confidence from 78.51 to 94.00 in radiography training, confirming VR as a game-changing educational tool for precise dental procedures.
   Article