An interview with knowledge science researcher Dr Antonín Tichý

Synthetic intelligence (AI) is shifting hastily from examine and construction into dental follow, elevating essential questions on implementation, accuracy and affected person care. On the 2026 FDI Global Dental Congress (FDIWDC26), Dr Antonín Tichý, head of information science within the Division of Conservative Dentistry, Periodontology and Virtual Dentistry at LMU Medical institution in Munich in Germany, will ship a lecture and participate in a symposium on using AI for diagnostics in dentistry. His shows will be offering sensible, evidence-based insights into what AI can—and can’t—do for dental follow nowadays. On this interview, Dr Tichý discusses his upcoming shows.

In keeping with Dr Antonín Tichý, knowledge science head at LMU in Germany, synthetic intelligence has the prospective to reinforce dental diagnostics, however its price is dependent upon essential analysis, accountable implementation and a transparent working out of its present boundaries. (Symbol: Dr Antonín Tichý)

Dr Tichý, this 12 months, you are going to be making your FDI Global Dental Congress début as each a speaker and a player. What drew you to this congress, and what are you anticipating from the revel in?
I had deliberate to wait the FDI Global Dental Congress in 2020, but it surely was once cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, conflicting occasions made it unattainable for me to wait. I be expecting a colourful environment and numerous views on recent dentistry. Even supposing I’ve revel in with world research-oriented occasions, I wait for that this congress might be extra clinically orientated, and I’m having a look ahead to that.

Are there any classes within the clinical programme that you’re particularly having a look ahead to?
I see many well known names, however as a Czech local, I’m particularly keen about seeing many audio system from the Czech Republic within the programme. In spite of their medical excellence, a lot of them fly underneath the radar, so I’m excited for them to exhibit the most productive of Czech dentistry.

Your lecture, titled “Imposing synthetic intelligence in dental diagnostics: Hype or assist?”, will take on one of the crucial talked-about subjects in dentistry nowadays. Why will have to dental pros attend, and what key insights will they achieve?
My lecture will give attendees a sensible, evidence-based view of what AI can and can’t these days do in dental diagnostics. It is going to discover how AI influences clinicians’ diagnostic accuracy and decision-making, in addition to cope with the real-world demanding situations of implementation, together with bias, over-reliance and misinterpretation. Attendees will achieve a practical working out of when AI can in fact reinforce medical follow, the place it continues to have boundaries and what elements will have to be thought to be to make sure its protected and efficient use in dental care.

FDIWDC26 is anticipated to assemble dental pros, researchers and business representatives from greater than 100 international locations. Why is it essential to talk about AI in such a world atmosphere, and the way can this alternate assist bridge the distance between examine and medical follow?
I am hoping that the lecture will inspire significant alternate between researchers and clinicians, as those views are continuously too disconnected. This hole is especially visual within the construction of AI equipment for dentistry, the place technical development has complicated a lot quicker than medical implementation. A world atmosphere supplies a chance to check other studies, speak about how AI equipment can also be evaluated seriously and imagine how promising examine can also be translated into accountable, real-world dental follow throughout areas.

“My lecture will give attendees a sensible, evidence-based view of what AI can and can’t these days do in dental diagnostics.”

Your presentation, titled “Demystifying diagnostic AI in dentistry: Making knowledgeable choices”, is a part of an interactive symposium on AI wherein Drs Peter Fritz and Sergio Uribe will even talk. Why are various views in this matter essential, and what do you hope individuals will take from the symposium?
Numerous views on diagnostic AI in dentistry is essential as a result of technical efficiency does now not all the time translate into medical usefulness and real-world applicability. I am hoping that listening to other viewpoints will assist individuals higher perceive the position of AI in commonplace diagnostic duties in dentistry, assessment those equipment from a medical viewpoint, recognise boundaries and pink flags, and extra with a bit of luck distinguish significant innovation from empty claims.

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