Our first assembly, as a consortium...

📸 Exclusive sneak peek of the untold secrets behind closed doors! 🌪️ The world's first paparazzi shot of the brainstorming session of our Consortium! 🤯

VR&Haptic Thinkers

The true "owners" of the VR&Haptic Thinkers are its members and followers.

Introducing President-Elect Barry Quinn, University of Liverpool, UK

 “Tough times don’t last. Tough teams do.” - Robert Schuller

Where We Are From...

We are Dental Educators in the Americas, Australia, Europe, and Japan

The VR-haptic family is
growing...

The youngest members of our global network:
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Debrecen (UD)

25+ Institutional Members so far...

 We're rocking dental education across the globe. Will you be the next to join?

Tomorrow always comes on time

"Virtual reality haptic dental training is a fantastic methodology for students to learn by experience and at their own pace in a safe environment. At UEV (Universidad Europea de Valencia) in Spain, we have started the field work of the VR-HAPTIC Thinkers cross-border cutting-edge educational research with great pleasure." Professor Maria Florencia Sittoni Pino

Even if the gadgets differ, we are united. Our bonds go beyond VR and haptic devices!

We're united as one big, global family!

ONLY good Dental Education matters!

Let's crush our goals and then kick back for some well-deserved May Day relaxation!

V for Victory, VR-haptics, and Vappu!

The Finnish name for May Day, “Vappu”, originates from Catholic St. Walpurgis, whose commemoration day was celebrated on the 1st of May. The first May Day festivities in Finland started in upper-class families in the 1700’s Nowadays, the political climate is very different and the most visible group of celebrants are the students. Vappu symbols the end of the school year and graduation but, most importantly, it’s a massive celebration! When you hit the streets during Vappu in Finland, it will be impossible to miss the groups of loud and happy students wearing colorful overalls full of different patches, drinks in their hands, and a white graduate student's cap on their heads. Here in the Middle of (K)nowhere, Kuopio, it's now time to hustle so we can celebrate big on May 1st! Work hard, relax harder. Let's crush our VR-haptic goals!

Discover the endless joy in expanding your mind through the invaluable treasure trove of knowledge.

The greatest of all pleasures is the pleasure of learning, especially from the greatest minds.

STRETCHING BOUNDARIES...

WITH HAPTICS-REINFORCED VIRTUAL REALITY-BASED MANUAL DEXTERITY MODULES

Call us a group, call us a network, call us VR-Haptic Thinkers!

– Masako Nagasawa

Call us a group, call us a network, call us VR-Haptic Thinkers!

– Masako Nagasawa

Through life-like haptics-reinforced virtual reality-based simulations and outstanding hand-piece tools, the latest VR-haptic devices empower oral health care educators and transform education. Among all of the industries developing VR-haptic solutions, oral healthcare might be the one with the most sweeping effects these days.

VR-haptics represent a necessary shift in oral health education, complementing traditional simulation learning methods with standardized, immersive, and interactive experiences. By incorporating VR-haptic technology, students become active participants in their education, engaging in lifelike simulations that enhance their learning experience in a relaxed VR-haptic scenario.

Colin's Hands...

Dentist / Educator / VR-Haptics Lover

Forza Azzurri - Come on, Italy!

Introducing one of our newest members  - Professor Damiano Pasqualini, from the University of Turin (unito)! We now have 32 VR-haptic niches from all corners of the world.

Success seems to be connected with action...

A short video to show you our VR-haptic life at the University of Turin Dental School, Turin, Italy.

United We Stand, Divided We Fall!
Our bond goes beyond VR and haptic devices!

At the High Point University (HPU), Workman School of Dental Medicine, where the high-fidelity VR-haptic SIMtoCARE machines and low-fidelity phantom head training brings together research and teaching expertise in Dental Sciences.

Together, we can conquer any challenge...

Let's stand strong together!🌟

The VR-Haptic Thinkers conquer any challenge; our unity transcends even the most advanced technology.

There is Merci!

Desktop SIMtoCARE dental trainer at the University of Detroit Mercy

One unity, one mission: reinforcing education

Together, we surpass technology for a shared purpose. Our mission unites us beyond the devices we hold.

Amazing fact about our youngest member

Even with different VR-haptic tools, we share a common goal: to innovate and create a better future together!
Welcome Dr. Pantea, Faculty of Dentistry, at "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania!

What motivates us?

Diving into the depths of knowledge and discovery, VR-haptics-reinforced dental education fuels our minds and propels us forward in the pursuit of truth.

Embrace the future and leave doubts behind...

Experience reality like never before in the immersive VR-haptic world. Embrace the future and leave doubts behind.

The Future of Smart Education is here...

Students have a wide range of capacities, and there are many ways to train them in a smart way. VR-haptic trainers are one of the supportive options.

Creating meaningful VR-haptic change in education

Students deserve to be heard and valued. Their voices are powerful and demand attention. Are you listening? It is time to amplify student voices and take action to create meaningful VR-haptic changes in education. Let's listen and act now.

Are you a real fighter that is not afraid of any obstacle? Are you ready to tear down that wall and reach your goals? Well, then you are one of our kind and we suggest you becoming our VR-Haptic Thinkers` member.

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

Dive into a haptic reinforced virtual realty world where learning and education meets innovation and tangible experiences redefine training norms. #Simulation #Stimulation #HapticTech

Choose to be Extraordinary

Workman School of Dental Medicine, High Point University is committed to delivering the highest quality training to undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers and staff.

Decide on your next travel in the VR-Haptic world!

Together towards a better world – this is our vision and the purpose of our operations in our VR-Haptic Simulation laboratory at School of Dentistry, Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University, Peru.

Confidental

The simulation laboratory is maintaining confidentiality during any VR-haptic interactions.

Real-time and remote connection

Feedback/debriefing in action and micro debriefing, as well as efficiency in the process

The only thing stable is change...

In addition to evaluating each simulation session to improve it in new versions, under the principle: “the only thing stable is change”.