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AI Virtual Patient Training for Dental Student History Taking
Sponsor: Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Summary
This randomized study evaluated whether an artificial intelligence-assisted virtual patient could support third-year dental students in practicing medical and dental history taking. Fifty-six students were assigned to either a Gemini-based virtual-patient training group or a conventional role-play group. Both groups completed four training sessions over 2 weeks using comparable clinical cases, practice time, and feedback criteria. The study compared changes in case-based history-taking competency as well as student satisfaction and perceived usefulness of the training methods.
Official title: Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Virtual Patients for History-Taking Training in Dental Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
56
Start Date
2026-05-30
Completion Date
2026-06-18
Last Updated
2026-07-07
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Gemini-Based AI Virtual-Patient Training
Students completed four 30- to 45-minute history-taking training sessions over 2 weeks using a Gemini-based artificial intelligence virtual patient. Students typed questions, documented elicited medical and dental history, and received automated rubric-aligned feedback after each simulated patient encounter. The virtual patient used predefined curriculum-based case information and disclosed information only in response to relevant student questions.
Conventional Role-Play Training
Students completed four 30- to 45-minute history-taking training sessions over 2 weeks with trained role-players or faculty members using standardized case scripts. Students practiced eliciting medical and dental history and received feedback guided by the same assessment rubric used in the virtual-patient group.
Locations (1)
Faculty of Odonto-Stomatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University
Huế, Hue City, Vietnam