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Exploring artificial intelligence in dentistry

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By Minha Chowdhury, Peninsula Dental School

Like many of you, I often find myself poring over my laptop, growing increasingly captivated by the rising phenomena of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across our digital landscape. As dental students you may be wondering what exactly AI is and how will its inevitable integration into our daily lives, more specifically, into our future dental practices, impact us.

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