A dental campus that exists anywhere there's a headset
Immersive VR education for dentists, delivered in partnership with Takeaway Reality for the Kois Center
2024
Multi-month delivery, ongoing collaboration
Dental Education / EdTech
Starting position
Starting position
- In-person only, Seattle campus
Way to access Kois Center's continuing education
Attendance required physical travel to Seattle for every course
- None
Hands-on procedure practice outside the physical campus
No way to practice real dental procedures without being physically present
- None
Peer collaboration for remote learners
No shared space for dentists to interact and learn together remotely
- None existed
Comprehensive VR-native dental education platforms
No comparable comprehensive VR dental-education platform existed anywhere
Market size
Dental professionals worldwide seeking Kois Center's continuing education
Dentists reachable through VR-based continuing education
Approx. budget
200,000 – 999,999 €
Budget breakdown
Budget bucket per Clutch.co project cost category. Exact figures under NDA.
Multi-phase delivery
Multi-month, starting January 2024
- 1
Phase 1
Ideation workshops and curriculum planning with Kois Center leadership
- 2
Phase 2
Virtual campus design, modeled on the real Seattle facility
- 3
Phase 3
Interactive training modules and multiplayer community space
- 4
Phase 4
VR-based examination system, testing and launch
Replicating hands-on dental training and community without a campus
The Kois Center wanted dentists anywhere in the world to get the same depth of training, practice and peer interaction as attending in person in Seattle - without requiring physical travel. That meant solving real-time multiplayer collaboration, hands-on procedure practice and assessment, all inside VR, for an audience that might be using VR for the first time.
Continuing education required physical travel to a single campus in Seattle
No way to practice real dental procedures hands-on without being physically present
Real-time multiplayer collaboration in VR meant solving networking, latency and synchronization from scratch
The platform had to be usable by dentists with no prior VR experience, without feeling overwhelming
A virtual replica of the real campus, built for training and community
We modeled the virtual campus directly on the Kois Center's real Seattle facility, then built it out with a lecture hall for pre-recorded and live sessions, interactive hands-on training modules for real dental procedures, a multiplayer community space, and a VR-based examination system - all designed to be approachable for first-time VR users.
Seattle campus replica
Lecture halls, classrooms and common areas modeled on the real Kois Center facility for instant familiarity.
Interactive hands-on training
Dentists practice real procedures in controlled, safe VR conditions that replicate real-world haptics and context.
Multiplayer community space
Dentists attend lectures together, collaborate and discuss cases in real time, in the same virtual space.
VR-based examination system
Teachers post multiple-choice and practical exams that students complete and get feedback on, entirely in VR.
How dental continuing education changed for Kois Center
Continuing education moved from a single physical campus to a global, VR-native platform without losing the hands-on and community elements that make dental training effective.
Access to training
Before
In-person only, Seattle campus
After
Available anywhere with a VR headset
Dentists get the same depth of training without travel cost or time.
Procedure practice
Before
Physical presence required
After
Hands-on VR practice in controlled conditions
Safe, repeatable practice replicates real-world procedures.
Peer interaction
Before
Limited to in-person cohorts
After
Real-time multiplayer community space
Collaboration and camaraderie carry over into a virtual setting.
Testing knowledge
Before
Traditional in-person exams
After
VR-based examination system
Assessment happens in the same environment as the learning.
Continuing education without the cost of travel to Seattle
New category
first comprehensive VR platform in dental continuing education
Global reach from one campus
Kois Center's continuing education extended beyond a single physical location
200,000 – 999,999 €
Payback period
Recovered through expanded global reach and planned platform updates
Method
Comparison of training accessibility and reach before vs. after, based on removing the Seattle-only attendance requirement
Confidence
Medium - based on delivered scope and category positioning; Kois Center's enrollment figures are confidential
Kois Center's enrollment, revenue and internal usage figures are confidential and not disclosed here.
The first comprehensive VR platform for dental education
The platform launched and is in active use by dental professionals worldwide. Kois Center's own enrollment and commercial figures are confidential; the figures below describe what the platform delivers.
Access to Kois Center training
Before
In-person, Seattle only
After
Global, VR headset only
At launch
Platform modules delivered
Before
0
After
4 (lecture hall, hands-on training, community space, VR exams)
At launch
Multiplayer real-time collaboration
Before
Not possible remotely
After
Live, low-latency multiplayer sessions
At launch
Category positioning
Before
No comparable comprehensive VR dental-education platform
After
First comprehensive dental VR education platform
At launch
“Our faculty and students recognized the space immediately - that familiarity made the jump into VR feel natural instead of intimidating, for people who had never used a headset before.”
Leadership Team
Kois Center
