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Tech Talks Session 1

Wednesday, 26th August 2026 - 11:30 to 13:00
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Timezone: 

Budapest (UTC+1 winter / UTC+2 summer)

Duration: 

90 Minute

Venue: 

HALL C

Session type: 
Type 2: Organised, planned and delivered by a subgroup, special interest group, community of practice of ADEE
Tech Talks
Session synopsis: 
A chaired selection of 15 minute oral presentations drawn from the meeting abstract submissions. 
Programme: 
11:30 Welcome by session chair
11:35 to 12:35 Presenters deliver their work to the audience
12:40 Discussion and close
Author/Presenter Theme
DASH-ing into programmatic assessment at the Melbourne Dental School
MCNALLY, CLARE, University of Melbourne Dental School, Australia
 Assessment
A mobile-simulation-based pedagogical approach to mastering endodontic access cavity preparation
LEE, Jongki, Seoul National University, South Korea
 Technology Enhanced Learning
Curriculum-Aligned VR Haptic Simulation for Partial Crown Preparation in Dental Education: A Questionnaire-Based Evaluation
Mohr, Alina, University of Heidelberg, Germany
 Technology Enhanced Learning
DentEmergencyVR: an immersive virtual reality training tool to train acute medical situations in the dental chair
van Diermen, Denise , Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam, Netherlands
 Technology Enhanced Learning
Are We Building a Two Speed Planet in Dental Education? Mapping Digital Gadgets Use Across 115 Institutions on Five Continents?
FELSZEGHY, SZABOLCS, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Presenter: Barry Quinn 		Curriculum
Chair: 

Carlos Serrano

Chair of Digital Dentistry and General Oral Care
Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands

Dr. Carlos M. Serrano graduated as a dentist (DDS) from the University of Concepción in Chile in 2004. He obtained his master's degree in medical education (MMedEd) in 2010 and completed his specialty in Prosthodontics (MClinPros) in 2012. In 2023, he received his PhD, with research focused on the applications of extended reality (XR) and digital dentistry in dental education.

Since 2015, Carlos has been a member of ACTA’s Digital Dentistry department, where he specializes in the development and integration of digital technologies into dental education and patient care. He has also been actively involved in the Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) since 2015, contributing to the international advancement of digital dentistry education. His work with ADEE includes developing and promoting initiatives that enhance the integration of emerging digital technologies into dental curricula, as well as collaborating with international institutions to improve dental education standards.

Carlos is also actively involved in research and dental education, particularly at the intersection of digital dentistry and extended reality, with a focus on reshaping the future of dental education and clinical practice.

María José Atenaas Godoy

Teacher and researcher
Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands

Graduated as a dentist in 2019 in Chile, María José joined ACTA full-time in 2022. Passionate about digital dentistry, she enjoys exploring the intersection between patient care and cutting-edge technology—whether it's mastering CAD tools, testing new chairside workflows, or pushing the boundaries of XR simulation.

She is part of the University of Amsterdam’s Education Research Fellows Programme, where her current research focuses on the role of extended reality in developing clinical skills. Since 2024, she coordinates a fourth-year dentistry course at ACTA, where students dive into digital workflows and hands-on clinical practice—often on the same day.

Call for Abstracts: 

Now open via the meeting abstract system. For more information visit the call for abstracts page.