Association for Dental Education in Europe

Learning together to improve oral health and quality of life

Topic Related Oral Presentation: AI in Education

Sunday, 8th September 2024 - 10:30 to 12:00
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Timezone: 

CEST (Brussels Time)

Duration: 

90 Minutes

Venue: 

GAO Auditorium

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Session synopsis: 

The first of three sessions drawn from from abstracts submitted under this years meeting theme. This session has a particular focus on AI in an education setting.

Programme: 
10:30

Welcome from Session Chair
10:35

AI in Dental Education- Implications for education and practice
Analia Veitz-Keenan, NYU College of Dentistry, USA 
10:50

Usefulness of immersive virtual reality in haptic dental simulation: A comparative study
Octave Nadile Bandiaky, Nantes Université, France
11:05

Implementation of an AI chatbot as a Chairside Virtual Patient
Cristian Opazo, NYU College of Dentistry, USA 
11:20

Student Critical Analyses of the Professional, Ethical and Behavioral Application of AI in Post-Humanistic Dental Education
Stuart Schrader, Indiana University, USA 
11:35

Academic Policy Development in Response to Developing Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology.
Lorna Murphy, Glasgow Dental Hospital & School, UK
11:50

Closing remarks
Chair: 

Upen Patel

Associate Clinical Professor & Honorary Consultant Restorative Dentistry
University of Birmingham, Dental Hospital, UK

Dr Upen Patel was appointed as a full-time Clinical Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry at the University of Birmingham (UK) in 2008. He has since completed his PhD studies, appointed lead for eLearning, Assessment and is the Deputy Head of Undergraduate Education for the School of Dentistry. He is currently training to become a Consultant in Restorative Dentistry. Upen teaches undergraduate dental students in all five years of the BDS degree programme and delivers postgraduate training for dental-care-professionals. Upen is Chairperson for the UK & RoI Dental Schools Council Assessment in Dental Education Group, a member of the Executive Committee of the Association for Dental Education in Europe and a member of the Editorial Board for the European Journal of Dental Education. Upen has led many Special Interest Groups and initiatives with ADEE and has been involved in facilitating and coordinating workshops for ADEE-ADEA collaborations. Upen is an ADEE, Executive Committee Member.

 

Elene Gigineishvili

Assistant Professor, Dean of the Dental Faculty
The University of Georgia

Dr. Elene Gigineishvili has been the Dean of Dental Faculty at the University of Georgia since 2015. She is an accreditation and authorization expert at Georgia's National Center for Quality Enhancement (NCEQE) and a member of the Sectoral Council of Higher Education in Dentistry. Elene has held the position of Executive Committee Member of the Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) since 2023 and serves as a panel member of the ADEEs Leader program.

In 2022, she earned her PhD in Public Health, with a dissertation titled "Oral Health, Quality and Accessibility of Dental Care Services in People with Disabilities in Georgia". 

Dr. Gigineishvili is an active member of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR).  She is a member of the Supervisory Board of the Dental Clinic of the University of Georgia. Elene delivers lectures in Therapeutic and Pediatric Dentistry to undergraduate students. 

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