Chandrasekharan Nair K¹*, Viswanath Gurumurthy², Pradeep C Dathan³, T Mohan Kumar⁴ and Vivek V Nair⁵

¹Professor Emeritus, Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Sankara Dental College, Akathumuri, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
²Associate Professor, Department of Dental Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, KSA
³Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Gazi University, Turkey
⁴Director, Centre for Temporomandibular Disorders, Kunnukuzhi, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
⁵Professor of Prosthodontics, Government Dental College, Trivandrum, India

*Corresponding Author: Chandrasekharan Nair K, Professor Emeritus, Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Sankara Dental College, Akathumuri, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Scopus id: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3114-3015

Received: September 02, 2025; Published: October 13, 2025

Abstract

Eye tracking is a versatile research tool that can provide a profound understanding of the cognitive profile of health care providers, patients and individuals who frequently use medical devices. Generally, it is considered that eye tracking is in the evolving stage. Dentistry has a streamlined educational process that includes well designed clinical training programmes. Experienced professionals have immensely contributed towards this with the assistance of sophisticated techniques like eye tracking. This review narrates the early history of eye tracking and has included brief descriptions of various application fields related to eye tracking.

Keywords: Eye tracking, early history of eye tracking, dental education, website testing, driving research, fixation, saccades

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Citation

Citation: Chandrasekharan Nair K.,et al. “The Scope of Eye Tracking and Dental Education - A Review".Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 9.10 (2025): 78-85.

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