With DSOs continuing to grow and multi-location dentistry becoming more common, the operational side of dentistry can’t be treated as secondary. Dentistry isn’t just about great clinical care; it’s also about strong systems.
An artificial intelligence (AI) dental algorithm has demonstrated 96.4% accuracy in helping orthodontists determine the best treatment approach for patients missing permanent second premolars — a common but complex clinical scenario, the University at Buffalo reported. While most children see their permanent second premolars erupt around age 11, between two and 11 per cent of … Read more
In the case described, human clinical judgment ultimately altered the patient’s outcome. With AI integrated earlier into the diagnostic pathway, that judgment could have been supported much sooner.
The issue is not that AI tools don’t work. The issue is that plan generation and clinical decision-making are not the same problem.
Agentic artificial intelligence — systems capable of autonomous reasoning, planning, and multi-step task execution with defined human oversight — is transitioning from research concept to enterprise deployment.
This paper argues that responsible AI-assisted dentistry requires recognition of a critical ethical boundary — the moment at which automated diagnostic expression should be intentionally withheld.
Here is the legal reality clinicians need to absorb early: When AI enters the chart, responsibility does not shift. It concentrates.
Augmented intelligence is a powerful addition to modern dentistry — one that, used ethically and wisely, will amplify human intelligence, empowering both practitioner and patient.
A U.S.-based oral health nonprofit is seeking to bridge the long-standing divide between medical and dental data using artificial intelligence. CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, a national nonprofit focused on advancing a more accessible and integrated oral health system, announced Tuesday it has partnered with health-care AI company Innovaccer to integrate medical and dental claims … Read more
This review summarizes current evidence and future implications on AI-assisted drug monitoring and dosing, AI-based behavioural support and decision-support tools highlighting the impact in dentistry.
Is there a link between pollutant exposure and dental caries risk? Using artificial intelligence to analyze large U.S. health datasets, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania say they have uncovered previously unrecognized patterns that broaden how dental caries risk may be understood. Researchers at Penn Dental Medicine analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition … Read more
A research team at Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) is exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) could help detect head and neck cancer at much earlier stages, potentially improving survival and reducing care gaps. Globally, head and neck cancer is the seventh most common cancer, accounting for more than 660,000 new cases and roughly 325,000 … Read more
Despite growing interest, many dentists remain cautious. When asked whether they had implemented AI-assisted technologies for clinical diagnostics in the past five years, 60% of Canadian dentists said they had not.
Dr. Thomas Nguyen shares some dental AI trends to look out for in 2026, including the integration of AI into dental workflows and the rise of AI-powered virtual reality in dental education.
Oral Health’s recent Data Driven Dentistry survey of practicing Canadian dentists revealed that 55% of respondents are not using AI tools for administrative tasks. This finding demonstrates that despite the hype surrounding AI in dentistry, a significant gap in adoption remains.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming dentistry through applications in radiographic interpretation, caries detection, orthodontic planning, and digital smile design. Yet, these advances raise profound ethical questions regarding patient privacy, algorithmic bias, accountability, and transparency.
The article discusses how artificial intelligence is increasingly being integrated into healthcare, transforming everything from diagnostics and clinical decision-making to administrative workflows and treatment planning.
In the rapidly advancing landscape of medical technology, few innovations capture the clinical and public imagination as profoundly as Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs).
The next wave of digital health will not thrive inside institution-tethered portals. These tools need comprehensive, longitudinal data assembled under a single, durable identity and governed by transparent, revocable consent. A patient-controlled personal health record (PHR) provides exactly that substrate.
Due to the expanding scope of artificial intelligence in the dental and medical fields, we have decided to combine the various health related fields into a single functional publication: The Artificial Intelligence Journal of Medicine and Dentistry (AIMEDENT Journal).