Artificial intelligence chatbots and large language models in dental education: Worldwide survey of educators.

Journal: European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Interest is growing in the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and large language models like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini, particularly in dental education. To explore dental educators' perceptions of AI chatbots and large language models, specifically their potential benefits and challenges for dental education.

Authors

  • Sergio E Uribe
    Topic Group Dental Diagnostics and Digital Dentistry, ITU/WHO Focus Group AI on Health, Berlin, Germany; Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health & Bioinformatics Research Unit, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia; School of Dentistry, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile; Baltic Biomaterials Centre of Excellence, Headquarters at Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia.
  • Ilze Maldupa
    Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia.
  • Argyro Kavadella
    School of Dentistry, European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.
  • Maha El Tantawi
    Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
  • Akhilanand Chaurasia
    Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
  • Margherita Fontana
    Cariology, Restorative Sciences & Endodontics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States.
  • Rodrigo Marino
    Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  • Nicola Innes
    School of Dentistry, College of Biomedical & Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
  • Falk Schwendicke
    Department of Operative and Preventive Dentistry, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany. falk.schwendicke@charite.de.