Ethical considerations on artificial intelligence in dentistry: A framework and checklist.

Journal: Journal of dentistry
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to the ability of machines to perform cognitive and intellectual human tasks. In dentistry, AI offers the potential to enhance diagnostic accuracy, improve patient outcomes and streamline workflows. The present study provides a framework and a checklist to evaluate AI applications in dentistry from this perspective.

Authors

  • Rata Rokhshad
    Topic Group Dental Diagnostics and Digital Dentistry, ITU/WHO Focus Group AI on Health, Berlin, Germany.
  • Maxime Ducret
    Hospices Civils de Lyon, PAM d'Odontologie, Lyon, France.
  • Akhilanand Chaurasia
    Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
  • Teodora Karteva
    Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
  • Miroslav Radenkovic
    Topic Group Dental Diagnostics and Digital Dentistry, ITU/WHO Focus Group AI on Health, Berlin, Germany; Department of Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
  • Jelena Roganovic
    Department of Pharmacology in Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
  • Manal Hamdan
    Department of General Dental Sciences, Marquette University School of Dentistry, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA. Electronic address: manalhamdan5@hotmail.com.
  • Hossein Mohammad-Rahimi
    Division of Artificial Intelligence Imaging Research, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
  • Joachim Krois
    Department of Operative and Preventive Dentistry, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
  • Pierre Lahoud
    OMFS IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leuven and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 33, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
  • Falk Schwendicke
    Department of Operative and Preventive Dentistry, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany. falk.schwendicke@charite.de.