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”How to Use AI Software for Alveolar Bone Level/Loss Identification”

With Irene Iancu, RRDH

 

Course Description:

As AI technology rapidly evolves, its integration into dental practice offers unprecedented opportunities for early detection, accurate diagnosis, and effective management of periodontal diseases. A typical day as a dental hygienist is often busy with little downtime between patients. It’s hard to find time to accurately measure the bone levels on radiographs for staging and grading periodontal disease.

Join Irene to become proficient with AI technology and understand its crucial role in the dental field. Learn to interpret AI-generated results and seamlessly integrate these insights into your clinical workflow. Gain a solid understanding of AI fundamentals, equipping you to have clear and informative conversations about this advancing technology with your patients. Through real clinical cases, examine the benefits AI offers dental hygienists while recording probing depths and calculating the staging and grading of periodontal disease. Learn to effectively assess the performance and reliability of AI interpretations to provide an accurate diagnosis. Embrace the endless benefits of AI technology, transforming your practice into a more productive and cohesive environment that your patients will love.

Course objectives:

At the conclusion of this course the participant will be able to:

• Understand the AI algorithms used in radiographic interpretation: Identify and understand the techniques and technologies employed in AI software for image recognition and analysis in dentistry.

• Demonstrate how to analyze the AI-detected bone loss measurements: Interpret the data provided by the AI software to aid in calculating bone loss for the staging and grading of periodontal disease.

• Compare AI-calculated bone levels with traditional methods: Examine real case studies to analyze the benefits of using AI to guide your periodontal diagnosis.

• Integrate AI technology into the clinical workflow: Develop strategies for integrating AI technology while probing for early detection and monitoring of bone levels.
• Assess the accuracy and reliability of AI radiographic interpretations: Learn methods to evaluate the performance, accuracy, and reliability of AI interpretation of bone levels.

About the presenter:

Irene Iancu is a Canadian RRDH and entrepreneur. With experience in various specialties like Pediatrics, Orthodontics, and Periodontics, she
has combined all these elements in her start-up dental practice in Toronto, Toothlife Studio. Through her diverse passions and dental hygiene expertise, she has been able to carve out a unique paths in the field. Apart from being an Independent Dental Hygienist and practice owner, Irene is an
international speaker, key opinion leader, host of the Tooth or Dare podcast and creates educational content on all social platforms under the handle @toothlife.irene. Over the years, it has grown into a vibrant community of like-minded clinicians, all eager to learn, share and grow.

Irene has served as a Clinical & Theoretical Instructor Instructor at Oxford College. Quality Assurance and Peer Mentor for the College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario and Item Writer for Canadian Nation Dental Hygiene Boards. Irene currently serves as a member of the
Independent Dental Hygiene Practice Advisory Committee. These positions have allowed her to advance her mission of sharing new industry insight with other professionals. Irene has pursued educational opportunities like Harvard HMX's program offered by Harvard Medical School, which provided valuable knowledge on genetics/immune response related to oral health issues. She graduated with honours from George Brown College's Restorative Program in 2021 now affording her the opportunity to practice restorative dentistry.

Instructor: Irene Iancu, RRDH

# of CE: 1

Location: Virtual

AGD Code= 730

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