How will artificial intelligence change dentistry?

Is artificial intelligence going to change the way you practise dentistry? According to this week’s guest Dr Max Ganhewa, the answer is a resounding yes. Machine learning algorithms are able to detect dental caries and periodontal disease by assessing radiographs.There is an opportunity to improve treatment decisions too, and this information might help guide patients to assess options as part of the informed consent process. And artificial intelligence could simplify the process of creating dental record entries and automate some of the back office business process in a dental practice. In this episode of the Dental as Anything podcast I speak to Dr Max Ganhewa, co-founder of CoTreatAI to discuss how artificial intelligence is currently being used, where it might offer advantages, and some of the pitfalls to be aware of.