Simulation Provides Tools for Improved Decision-Making and Clinical Skills Training
BALTIMORE, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- BreakAway, Ltd., a leading developer of game-based technology solutions for training, experimentation and decision- making analysis has been selected by the Medical College of Georgia to develop the groundbreaking Dental Implant Training Simulation to better teach and train dental students patient assessment and diagnosis protocol, and to practice dental implant procedures in a highly immersive, virtual, three dimensional environment. The Dental Implant Training Simulation is funded through a grant from Nobel Biocare awarded to the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) School of Dentistry.
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Powered by BreakAway's exclusive Pulse!! technology, the Dental Implant Training Simulation provides an engaging, distributable, game-based learning environment where dental students interact with patients in a three-dimensional virtual dental office. Students guide their avatar through the proper decision-making protocol to determine if the patients are physically and mentally prepared for dental implant procedures. If surgery is required, the student then practices the procedure in a safe and emotionally realistic environment.
"We're thrilled to partner with the Medical College of Georgia for this first application of the Pulse!! technology, offering dental students a virtual tool for clinical practice and training," said Doug Whatley, BreakAway CEO. "The Dental Implant Training Simulation is an important first-step in realizing our vision to empower medical schools and other health care providers with game-based tools and technology to create and customize virtual curriculum-based training environments that can be accessed on PC desktops around the world."
"Digital gaming technology is expanding as an essential component in health care education, capitalizing on the cognitive learning process to generate a more comprehensive understanding of vital concepts," said Project Director Dr. Roman M. Cibirka, Medical College of Georgia Vice President for Instruction and Associate Provost. "The Dental Implant Training Simulation is a unique venture, bringing together BreakAway, a leader in game-based technology development, with faculty subject matter experts from the NobelBiocare Global University Partner Program. The project has received invaluable guidance from Sarah Padolsky, an MCG dental student, who has also coordinated reviews by other dental students from the global partnership program."
The virtual dental office is designed to improve student learning outcomes in the areas of diagnostics, decision making and treatment protocols for enhanced patient therapy outcomes and risk management. The application will be distributed to dental students worldwide.
For additional information on the Pulse!! Virtual Learning Platform Technology, visit the BreakAway booth at the upcoming Games For Health conference at the Baltimore Convention Center, May 8 and 9.
To learn more or see what Pulse!! can do for you, contact Paul Mauritz, pmauritz@breakawayltd.com or Roman Cibirka, rcibirka@mail.mcg.edu.
About BreakAway, Ltd. (http://www.breakawayltd.com)
Breakaway is a leading developer of entertainment games and game-based technology for modeling, simulation, training, and visualization. By applying the tools and technology of the gaming industry to the creation of simulations for training, experimentation and decision-making analysis, BreakAway is changing the future of learning.
For further information on our products and technology visit http://www.breakawayltd.com
BreakAway has emerged as the top serious games company through its Lite Simulation products, with a client list that includes Electronic Arts, Microsoft, the Department of Defense, FDIC, and the National Institute for Justice. A three-time Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 winner, BreakAway employs nearly 100 people in its Hunt Valley, Md., headquarters and at its Corpus Christi, Tx., studio.
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