Stage Front Presentation Systems has introduced inVisionCam, a hands-free camera that generates high-definition video for use in dental instruction and teledentistry. The company will demonstrate the product March 1-2 at the 2010 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) annual meeting in Washington, DC.
Featuring an integrated high-definition camera, light source, and microphone mounted on an articulated arm, inVisionCam looks and moves like a dental light, the company said. To generate video, the user turns on the camera, positions it to illuminate any dental area, and speaks in a normal voice. As the instructor or dentist focuses on the dental application, inVisionCam generates jitter-free high-definition video, with repositioning as needed.
In its basic configuration, inVisionCam is designed to serve as a video component in Stage Front's Multimedia Teaching System (MTS), which currently delivers audio/video to student benchtops in more than half of U.S. dental schools. Optional broadcast and storage add-ons enable video routing to distance learning and teledentistry facilities, or a storage device for replay on demand, the company noted.
"The need for inVisionCam became clear in our experience with dental schools," said Steve Stephens, Stage Front president, in a press release. "Several instructors have told us that a video camera that doesn't require handling or an assistant would be a welcome addition to MTS. We designed inVisionCam to meet those instructors' needs, and added broadcast and storage options to enable wider use within the field of dentistry."
inVisionCam is available directly from Stage Front for less than $30,000, including installation.
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