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Materials and Methods: A cohort of 105 students were included and randomized into three groups: A, B, and C. Group A students studied the microscopic features of oral histologic lesions by conventional microscopy, Group B by virtual microscopy, and Group C by both conventional and virtual microscopy. Results: The effectiveness of the study designs on knowledge gains and satisfaction levels was assessed by statistical assessment of differences in mean test scores. Key Words: Conventional microscopy, dental histology, student learning, virtual microscopy INTRODUCTION In the medical school curriculum, the medical histology subject has been a long-standing basic science course worldwide. [...]visualization of the detailed structure of any part of tissue at higher magnification by change in objective is also not possible. [...]maintenance of an adequate slide collection is also difficult and increases the laboratory work. [4,5] In our study, we used the term virtual microscopy in context to the use of video-eyepiece and binocular light microscope attached to a liquid crystal display (LCD) projector. In today's era of technology, virtual microscopy can become an important component of teaching-learning process to enhance knowledge and performance. The present educational research was aimed to assess the efficacy of virtual microscopy on assimilation of dental histology, and with the objectives to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual microscopy and compare it with the conventional microscopy. Teaching medical histology at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine: Transition to virtual slides and virtual microscopes. Alka Harish Hande1, Vidya K. Lohe2, Minal S. Chaudhary1, Madhuri N. Gawande1,...