Week 4 Update

Hello, and welcome back to my Senior Project Blog. This week I have been researching effective interview techniques for the purpose of better collecting data from dentists and patients on how receptive they would be to robotic based automation in dental Hygienics. I have explored question phrasing techniques, and found that for my purposes of gathering insights I should start with a simple yes or no question such as “would you be comfortable with a robotic device in your office?” to establish the baseline followed up by open-ended questions to delve deeper into the roots of the interviewee’s opinions on dental robotics. I have also found that one of the more important factors would be to ensure the interviews are isolated, so as to not influence each other’s responses and negatively impact the data collection process. Finally I looked at examples of effective interviews from various different sources, such as professional journals or industry reports. This has given me a lot of valuable insights into proper survey creation techniques, and has furthered the data gathering portion of my project.

As I continue to learn more about data gathering sciences, I remain steadfast in my commitment to innovate and advance the field of robotic dentistry. Stay tuned for further updates on my senior project blog.