Familiarity and Attitude Survey about Artificial intelligence (AI) as Detection Tools in Dental Radiology

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Artificial intelligence (AI) applications have been shown beneficial in both health care and     dentistry.

Methodology: The purpose of the present study was to assess familiarity and attitude of postgraduate dental students about artificial intelligence (AI) as detection tools in dental radiology at the College of Medicine and Dentistry (CoMD), Ulster University, United Kingdom (UK). The survey was an observational and descriptive study. In order to gather quantitative data for the study, postgraduate dental students were given a survey that contained 15 set of questions divided into 4 themes. The survey was then analyzed using graphical formats.

Results: The results of the current study indicated that while the majority of respondents were aware of artificial intelligence (AI) potential uses in dentistry and had a favorable opinion of the technology's future applications like; facilitation and improvement in clinical diagnosis and decision making steps of clinicians, hence increasing the prognosis of treatment, but still further research is required in this field.

Conclusion: All the participants had enough knowledge about use of AI in dentistry. Respondents of the study reported enhanced diagnostic capability with use of AI. Participants believed AI has will have advantageous role in UK’s dentistry of the future.

Key Words: Familiarity, Attitude, Artificial intelligence, dental radiology