Students e professors of FOB from USP test the VIDA Odonto

On November 26-28 2018 a team of Interlab researchers, formed by Elen Collaço, Lucas Sallaberry and Paulo Muggler, supported by the LaSiT(Laboratório de Simulação e Treinamento – Simulation and Treining Laboratory) team of FOB (Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru – Faculty of Odontology of Bauru) of USP, led by Professor Natalino Lourenço Neto, realized experiments with the prototype of VIDA Odonto (simulador de realidade virtual para treinamento de procedimentos odontológicos -virtual reality simulator for training odontologic procedures). The event was attended by 100 voluntters, among undergraduates, postgraduates and professors.

Financed by FAPESP (process 2016/26290-3) the prototipy of VIDA Odonto was developed by Interlab USP, for research purposes, with the collaboration of LaSiT/FOB USP and LApIS/EACH USP, aiming to study and prove feasibility, efficiency and effectivity of use of immersive virtual reality in training of odontologic anesthesia.

The project is led by professors Romero Tori of Interlab of Polytechnic of PCS of USP, and Maria Aparecida Moreira Machado, of laboratory LaSiT of FOB from USP.