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The future of maxillofacial prosthodontics in North America: The role of advanced digital technology and artificial intelligence - A discussion document.

Johan F WolfaardtLawrence E BrechtRobert M TaftGerald T Grant
Published in: The Journal of prosthetic dentistry (2024)
The discussion document will assist the AAMP in developing a collective consciousness and considered opinion on ADT in the future of maxillofacial prosthodontics. Members of the AAMP have a developed interest in clinical applications of ADT. A great challenge is that no formal education, training, or clinical competency requirements for ADT could be identified. Clinical competency requirements are important to prepare maxillofacial prosthodontics for the inevitability of a digital era future. The discussion document poses the fundamental question of whether maxillofacial prosthodontists will remain as passive end users of ADT and AI or will they become engaged knowledge workers that have determined clinical competency in ADT and AI in patient care. Without this knowledge worker role, maxillofacial prosthodontists may experience difficulty being part of the inevitable ADT-AI driven future.
Keyphrases
  • artificial intelligence
  • current status
  • machine learning
  • healthcare
  • big data
  • deep learning
  • medical education