Sydney University’s significant investment in the future of dentistry

The University of Sydney School of Dentistry has opened a $9.4 million Simulation Clinic which promises improved learning opportunities for students and practising clinicians alike. 

Billed as "a unique immersive learning experience leveraging the latest in dental simulation technologies", the facilities, located at the School’s Bligh Building, add considerable capability to the training of the next generation of dentists by enabling self-learning opportunities and by providing "objective, three-dimensional, audio and written feedback". 

Promoted as the most advanced facilities of their kind in the country, the Simulation Clinic, in addition to intra and extraoral scanners as well as high-end computer hard and software for digital planning and design, includes the following dental imaging equipment. 

- a dedicated XR training and CAD planning rooms 

- upgraded milling/printing and oven rooms 

- a CBCT 3D x-ray unit 

- nine intraoral x-ray units and seven Vistascan scanners 

- two Leica Scope microscopes and 61 dental simulation units. 

The Simulation Clinic is expected to burnish the skills of Australia’s existing dental workforce as well as adding to the training of students enrolled at Sydney University. 

Head of School and Dean of the Sydney Dental School, Professor Heiko Spallek says the new facilities will enhance the student learning experience. 

“This new simulation centre reinforces our commitment to providing Australia's best dental education and supports our dedicated educators and students," said Professor Spallek. 

“Teaching in an environment that mimics every aspect of a contemporary dental office—from instruments to handpieces to the positioning of the dentist and the (plastic) patient is the best preparation for real practice.” 

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