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There is a form of perceived pressure mounting on practitioners to incorporate modern dental equipment and online services to accelerate treatment time or supplement the diagnosis with visual treatment planning. Many of these applications utilise AI as part of the software to process the inserted data. The use of these products in practice presents various ethical dilemmas the clinician would need to mitigate. Practitioners who own or are considering adding applications and equipment that are AI-based to their treatment repertoire have an ethical and legal responsibility to ensure that the best interest and safety of the patient are observed. Patient autonomy and protection of all information become a paramount consideration over and above improving profit or personal gain. By no means could the ethical dilemmas in this communication be exhausted, as the rapid AI innovation and the dynamic nature of technological advances have the potential to raise even more debate. As a fraternity, we need to be vigilant and remain grounded with the basic ethical principles underpinned by autonomy, patient confidentiality/ privacy and the practitioner-patient relationship.  \nKeywords  \nArtificial intelligence, ethics, dentistry, autonomy, treatment, diagnosis.  \nINTRODUCTION  \nThe use of digital workflow and various 3D-based technologies has become synonymous with modern dental practices. Many of the applications and data processing software are based on algorithms and machine learning to achieve the data processing leading to a diagnosis. The incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating in the dental field and even patients are catching on to the trend. The World Health Organization (WHO) also recognises the importance of AI in medicine and identified the elements of risk such as unethical data collection, cyberattacks and malfunctions.1  \nAuthors’ information  \n1. Ronel Maart, BChD, MSc, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa ORCID: 0000-0002-1560-040X  \n2. Riaan Mulder, BChD, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa ORCID: 0000-0002-8722-7632  \nCorresponding author Name: Ronel Maart  \nEmail: [rmaart@uwc.ac.za](rmaart@uwc.ac.za)  \nAuthor’s contribution  \n1. Ronel Maart: First author – writing, review and editing article (70%)  \n2. Riaan Mulder: Second author – writing, review and editing article (30%)  \nAI IN DENTISTRY  \nA recent study asked 265 patients about AI in dentistry. The patients presented with a feeling and expectation of improved diagnostic confidence (60 .8%) and anticipate that AI will be well integrated in the dental workflow within 1-5 years (42 .3%) and 6-10 years (46 .8%) . The patients recognise, however, that cost of treatment may increase (31 .7%) and that there could be a decrease in the clinicianpatient relationship (36 .2%) .2  \nThere is a form of perceived pressure mounting on practitioners to incorporate modern dental equipment and online services to accelerate treatment time or supplement the diagnosis with visual treatment planning. Many of these applications utilise AI as part of the software to process the inserted data. The use of these products in practices presents various ethical dilemmas, with one at the centre that the clinician would need to mitigate:  \n• How can practitioners ensure that the","cbCaiaLDqSFi1GWC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaLDqSFi1GWC","pdf",478200,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n# AI in Dentistry\n## AI-generated diagnosis","[{\"question\":\"What ethical responsibilities do practitioners have when adopting AI-based dental tools?\",\"answer\":\"Practitioners must ensure patient safety and the patient’s best interest, recognizing ethical and legal responsibilities beyond profit or personal gain.\"},{\"question\":\"How does patient autonomy and information protection affect AI use in dentistry?\",\"answer\":\"Patient autonomy and protection of all patient information are paramount considerations when AI applications are incorporated into care workflows.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does AI raise ongoing debates in dental practice?\",\"answer\":\"AI’s abstract nature and rapid technological development can shift practice toward less clear boundaries, generating ethical and even philosophical questions about roles in diagnosis.\"}]","Ethical considerations for artificial intelligence in dentistry - Review | PDF",1791493998]