“Patients currently view AI favourably—as a tool that assists rather than replaces the clinical practitioner”

In June, Dental Tribune International reported on an incisive study that explored the perspectives of dental patients on the ever-increasing role played by artificial intelligence (AI) within the dental clinic. The key takeaway from the research was that, in line with general scientific perspectives, patients overwhelmingly viewed AI as a tool that should complement, but never entirely displace, the real-world skills of the practising dentist. In this interview, we speak with one of the authors of the study, Dr Ruben Pauwels of the Department of Dentistry and Oral Health at Aarhus University i