ABSTRACT
Biomimetics is a known innovation paradigm of the twenty-first century with significant impact on science, society, economy, and challenges of sustainability. As such, it can be understood as a mindset for creative thinking and as a methodology or technique for effective knowledge transfer between disciplines, mainly biology and technology. As biomimetics is relevant to practitioners in various fields of application, understanding the teaching and training of biomimetics for different audiences is important. With this article, we aim to give a holistic view of teaching and training practices and opportunities. First, we offer a set of learning objectives based on an analysis of various courses worldwide and we give recommendations for the design of future curricula. Second, based on an audience analysis and interviews, we developed a set of personas of the users of biomimetics, and as such, we offer a deeper understanding of their needs for the design of the process, including tools and methods.
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Biomimetics/education , Learning , Qualitative ResearchSubject(s)
Molar/abnormalities , Patient Care Planning , Tooth Crown/abnormalities , Tooth Root/abnormalities , Adolescent , Aluminum Compounds/therapeutic use , Amputation, Surgical/methods , Anti-Infective Agents, Local/therapeutic use , Biocompatible Materials/chemistry , Biomimetics/education , Calcium Compounds/therapeutic use , Cone-Beam Computed Tomography/methods , Dental Materials/chemistry , Dentistry, Operative/education , Drug Combinations , Education, Dental, Continuing , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Furcation Defects/surgery , General Practice, Dental/education , Humans , Molar/diagnostic imaging , Molar/surgery , Oxides/therapeutic use , Ozone/therapeutic use , Pulp Capping and Pulpectomy Agents/therapeutic use , Silicates/therapeutic use , Tooth Crown/diagnostic imaging , Tooth Crown/surgery , Tooth Root/diagnostic imagingABSTRACT
As part of the new integrated curriculum at the New York University College of Dentistry, a pilot program uses composite resins to teach dental anatomy. The Department of Biomaterials and Biomimetics, in conjunction with the Department of Cariology and Operative Dentistry, has created a teaching module to replicate the morphology of a central incisor through the manipulation and placement of a composite resin.
