4 Topic Commentaries

Evaluating Periodontitis Risk and Prevention Strategies: A Comparative Analysis of Multimodal Large Language Models and Periodontist Assessments

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  Natalia Chalmers, PhD

  Chief Dental Officer and Head of Clinical Innovation

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  Overjet

  When we talk about the role of AI, I hope you consider how it will solve the access problem and improve patients’ understanding of their disease.

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  Rena D’Souza, D.D.S., Ph.D.

  Director

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  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIH)

  An algorithm could help me determine whether it is an abscess, a tumor, or just scar tissue. I could get a sense of how to treat you through what’s called machine learning, or artificial intelligence.

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  Hend Alqaderi, DMSc

  Assistant Professor; Director, Dental AI Lab

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  Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

  If we can predict dental cavities or periodontal disease through AI, we can prevent the disease.

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  Jin Xiao, DDS, PhD

  Professor and Associate Dean for Oral Health Education

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  Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester Medical Center

  The technology is intended to expand access to dental expertise, not replace dentists.

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