Year: 2024 | Month: June | Volume: 11 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 27-34
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20240604
Knowledge and Perceptions Towards the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry Among Dental Students in Nellore City, India: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Jahnavi Kolluru1, Kolluru Venkata Krishna Mohan2, RVS Krishna Kumar3, Punamalli Symon Prasanth4
1Under Graduate Student, 2Under Graduate Student, 3Professor and Head Department of Public Health Dentistry, 4 Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry
Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
Corresponding Author: Jahnavi Kolluru
ABSTRACT
Background: The human brain has been a frontier for scientific exploration for centuries. Artificial intelligence is one of the disruptive innovations that are transforming modern medicine. The use of AI-based technologies in dentistry practice has increased rapidly in recent years. Dental professionals frequently utilize artificial intelligence (AI) applications to help with patient diagnosis and treatment planning.
Aim: The main aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge and perceptions towards the use of AI in dentistry among dental students in Nellore city, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the knowledge and perceptions regarding the use of AI among the dental students of Nellore city, Andhra Pradesh. The study was conducted using a pre-validated questionnaire. The questionnaire was prepared in Google Form and sent through WhatsApp and Instagram to their respective groups.
Results: A total of 298 students responded to the questionnaire; More than half of participants (53.69%) agreed that AI could assist them in 3D implant planning and positioning; less than half of respondents (48.65%) agreed that artificial intelligence could transform dentistry; and more than half of participants (51.67%) reported that AI would never be able to take their place.
Keywords: Artificial intelligence, Dentistry, Dental students.
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