Artificial intelligence for sustainable oral healthcare.

Journal: Journal of dentistry
PMID: 36273625

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Oral health is grounded in the United National (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developement and its 17 Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages). The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Strategy on Oral Health calls for prioritizing environmentally sustainable and less invasive oral health care, and planetary health. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to power the next generation of oral health services and care, however its relationship with the broader UN and WHO concepts of sustainability remains poorly defined and articulated. We review the double-edged relationships between AI and oral health, to suggest actions that promote a sustainable deployment of AI for oral health.

Authors

  • Maxime Ducret
    Hospices Civils de Lyon, PAM d'Odontologie, Lyon, France.
  • Carl-Maria Mörch
    Algora Lab, University of Montréal, Canada; International Observatory on the Societal Impacts of AI and Digital Technology (OBVIA), Canada; Mila - Québec Artificial Intelligence Institute, Canada; Psychology Department, Université Du Québec à Montréal, Canada; Centre for Research and Intervention on Suicide, Ethical Issues and End of Life Practices (CRISE), Montréal, Canada. Electronic address: carl.morch@umontreal.ca.
  • Teodora Karteva
    Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
  • Julian Fisher
    Department of Oral Diagnostics, Digital Health and Health Services Research, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
  • Falk Schwendicke
    Department of Operative and Preventive Dentistry, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany. falk.schwendicke@charite.de.

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