Artificial intelligence: Friend or foe in the assessment of dental students?

Journal: Journal of dentistry
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) in assessing dental students' knowledge and skills is in its infancy, despite AI being well established as an aid to aspects of clinical diagnosis and education. This study aimed to investigate whether dental educators perceived AI as beneficial in assessing students.

Authors

  • C Louca
    School of Dental, Health & Care Professions, University of Portsmouth, William Beatty Building, Hampshire Terrace, Portsmouth PO1 2QG, UK.
  • I Tonni
    University of Brescia Dental School, Brescia, Italy.
  • A Leung
    School of Dentistry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, University of Medicine and Health Sciences, 123 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland.
  • P Fine
    UCL Eastman Dental Institute, Rockefeller Building, 21 University Street, London, WC1E 6DE, UK. Electronic address: p.fine@ucl.ac.uk.