Effectiveness of gamification in anesthesia simulator Dental

• Matheus A. O. Ribeiro USP
• Cléber G. Corrêa USP
• Fátima L. S. Nunes USP

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbcas.2019.6297

Abstract

Due to the high failure rate in the procedure of applying dental anesthesia, this work presents the gamification process of a simulator of this procedure and its validation. From the literature review and simulator analysis, game elements were listed and implemented. The serious game aims to promote a learning strategy that is more attractive, encouraging and allows training eva- luation. Partial results of an experiment performed by volunteers indicate that the gamification process was successful and that the game can be submitted for validation with Dentistry professionals.

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