Getting to the Root of Fine Motor Skill Performance in Dentistry: Brain Activity During Dental Tasks in a Virtual Reality Haptic Simulation

Suzanne Perry   ¹ , BDS, MOrtho ;   Susan M Bridges   ^{1, 2} , BA, GradCertTESOL, DipEd, MAAppLing, EdD ;   Frank Zhu   ^{1, 3} , BEng, PhD ;   W Keung Leung   ⁴ , BDS, MDS, PhD ;   Michael F Burrow   ⁵ , BDS, MEd, MDS, PhD, DDSc ;   Jamie Poolton   ^{6, 7} , BSc, PhD ;   Rich SW Masters   ^{7, 8} , BA (Hons), MA, DPhil

¹ Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

² Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

³ Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

⁴ Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

⁵ Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

⁶ Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom

⁷ School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

⁸ Te Huataki Waiora Faculty of Health, Sport and Human Performance, The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand