Association for Dental Education in Europe

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Tech Talks: Session 2 Technology Enhanced Learning

Thursday, 21st August 2025 - 11:00 to 12:30
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Timezone: 

Dublin (IST, UTC+1)

Venue: 

Tangent TCDBS

Session type: 
Type 1: Organised, planned and delivered by the ADEE
Tech Talks Session 2
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Session synopsis: 
The second of this year's Tech Talk sessions that provides a platform for those exploring technologies in their teaching. The session offers members the opportunity to share their insights and experiences in a safe environment. Each selected abstract has 8 minutes to share their research and this is followed by a chaired delegate panel discussion. The focus of this first session is on simulation.
Programme: 

11:00

Welcome

Chair

11:00

 Effectiveness of artificial intelligence-based gamified learning technique in removable partial denture treatment planning

Elif Zeynep Danisman
Altınbaş University, Türkiye

11:08

 AI to support simulated clinical practice - a student view.

Sara Mohamed
Liverpool University School of Dentistry, UK

11:16

 Dental Technicians' views on students’ performance with CAD/CAM exposure

Ronel Maart
University of the Western Cape, South Africa

11:34

 Comparison of the Effectiveness of Dental Teacher Software and the Traditional Teaching Method in Preclinical Education at Semme

Anna Júlia Dézsi
Semmelweis University, Hungary

11:42

 Future-Focused Dentistry: embedding the student voice in digital learning design

Stephen Dunn
Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, UK

11:50

 Embedding genAI learning components within dental curricula

Karin Quick
USA

11:58

 Connected Learning: Building Bridges with Social Media

Miruna Dinescu
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest

12:06

 Investigation of the accuracy of ChatGPT compared to paediatric dentistry specialists in treatment planning

Amr Elraggal
University of Plymouth, UK

12:14

 Brains or Bots? Comparing AI and Student Performance in Pediatric Dental Exams.

Romain Jacq 
Université de Rouen Normandy, France

12:20

 Development of clinical competences in Extended Reality: Train before you treat. A Pilot Study

Maria Atenas
Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam
(ACTA), Netherland
12:26

Discussion and Close 

Chair
Chair: 

Carlos Serrano

Assistant Professor at the department of Dental Education Research, Development & Innovation
Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands

Carlos M. Serrano graduated as a dentist from the University of Concepción in Chile in 2004. In 2010 he obtained his master's degree in medical education and in 2012 he completed the specialty in Prosthodontics. In 2023 he received his PhD with his research in the applications of extended reality (XR) and digital dentistry in dental education.

Since 2015, Carlos has worked at ACTA's Digital Dentistry department, focusing on the development and implementation of new technologies in dental education and care. Since 2024, he has been appointed head of the department of Integrated Dentistry & General Oral Care Clinic, where patient care is provided by dentistry students under the supervision of approximately sixty dentists.

Patricio Jose Rodriguez Pozo

Dentist-Teacher
Department of Digital Dentistry, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands

Patricio Rodriguez graduated as a dentist from the University Finis Terrae in Chile in 2018. Since 2022, Patricio has been part of the Digital Dentistry department at ACTA, where he focuses on the development and integration of new technologies in dental education and clinical practice. He serves as Digital Dentistry & CAD-CAM clinical Fellow also contributing to research in the field.

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