Browsing by Author "El Tantawi, Maha"

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    Artificial intelligence chatbots and large language models in dental education : Worldwide survey of educators
    (2024-11) Uribe, Sergio E; Maldupa, Ilze; Kavadella, Argyro; El Tantawi, Maha; Chaurasia, Akhilanand; Fontana, Margherita; Marino, Rodrigo; Innes, Nicola; Schwendicke, Falk; Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health
    INTRODUCTION: Interest is growing in the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and large language models like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini, particularly in dental education. To explore dental educators' perceptions of AI chatbots and large language models, specifically their potential benefits and challenges for dental education. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A global cross-sectional survey was conducted in May-June 2023 using a 31-item online-questionnaire to assess dental educators' perceptions of AI chatbots like ChatGPT and their influence on dental education. Dental educators, representing diverse backgrounds, were asked about their use of AI, its perceived impact, barriers to using chatbots, and the future role of AI in this field. RESULTS: 428 dental educators (survey views = 1516; response rate = 28%) with a median [25/75th percentiles] age of 45 [37, 56] and 16 [8, 25] years of experience participated, with the majority from the Americas (54%), followed by Europe (26%) and Asia (10%). Thirty-one percent of respondents already use AI tools, with 64% recognising their potential in dental education. Perception of AI's potential impact on dental education varied by region, with Africa (4[4-5]), Asia (4[4-5]), and the Americas (4[3-5]) perceiving more potential than Europe (3[3-4]). Educators stated that AI chatbots could enhance knowledge acquisition (74.3%), research (68.5%), and clinical decision-making (63.6%) but expressed concern about AI's potential to reduce human interaction (53.9%). Dental educators' chief concerns centred around the absence of clear guidelines and training for using AI chatbots. CONCLUSION: A positive yet cautious view towards AI chatbot integration in dental curricula is prevalent, underscoring the need for clear implementation guidelines.
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    Child dental neglect and legal protections : a compendium of briefs from policy reviews in 26 countries and a special administrative region of China
    (2023) Foláyan, Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn; Ramos-Gomez, Francisco; Fatusi, Olawunmi Adedoyin; Nabil, Nouran; Lyimo, Germana V.; Minja, Irene Kida; Masumo, Ray M.; Mohamed, Nadia; Potgieter, Nicoline; Matanhire, Cleopatra; Maposa, Pamela; Akino, Chiedza Runyararo; Adeniyi, Abiola; Mohebbi, Simin Z.; Ellakany, Passent; Chen, Jieyi; Amalia, Rosa; Iandolo, Alfredo; Peedikayil, Faizal C.; Aravind, Athira; Al-Batayneh, Ola B.; Khader, Yousef S.; Al-Maweri, Sadeq Ali; Sabbah, Wael; Abeldaño Zuñiga, Roberto Ariel; Vukovic, Ana; Jovanovic, Julijana; Jafar, Ro’aa Mohammed; Maldupa, Ilze; Arheiam, Arheiam; Mendes, Fausto M.; Uribe, Sergio E.; López Jordi, María del Carmen; Villena, Rita S.; Duangthip, Duangporn; Sam-Agudu, Nadia A.; El Tantawi, Maha; Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health
    Background: Child neglect is a public health, human rights, and social problem, with potentially devastating and costly consequences. The aim of this study was to: (1) summarize the oral health profile of children across the globe; (2) provide a brief overview of legal instruments that can offer children protection from dental neglect; and (3) discuss the effectiveness of these legal instruments. Methods: We summarized and highlighted the caries profile and status of implementation of legislation on child dental neglect for 26 countries representing the World Health Organization regions: five countries in Africa (Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Zimbabwe), eight in the Americas (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Unites States of America, Uruguay), six in the Eastern Mediterranean (Egypt, Iran, Libya, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia), four in Europe (Italy, Latvia, Serbia, United Kingdom), two in South-East Asia (India and Indonesia) and one country (China) with its special administrative region (Hong Kong) in the Western Pacific. Results: Twenty-five of the 26 countries have legal instruments to address child neglect. Only two (8.0%) of these 25 countries had specific legal instruments on child dental neglect. Although child neglect laws can be interpreted to establish a case of child dental neglect, the latter may be difficult to establish in countries where governments have not addressed barriers that limit children's access to oral healthcare. Where there are specific legal instruments to address child dental neglect, a supportive social ecosystem has also been built to facilitate children's access to oral healthcare. A supportive legal environment, however, does not seem to confer extra protection against risks for untreated dental caries. Conclusions: The institution of specific country-level legislation on child dental neglect may not significantly reduce the national prevalence of untreated caries in children. It, however, increases the prospect for building a social ecosystem that may reduce the risk of untreated caries at the individual level. Social ecosystems to mitigate child dental neglect can be built when there is specific legislation against child dental neglect. It may be more effective to combine public health and human rights-based approaches, inclusive of an efficient criminal justice system to deal with child dental neglect.
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    Developing the teledentistry acceptance survey for dentists - TAS-D : a Delphi study
    (2024-12) El Tantawi, Maha; Ammar, Nour; Marino, Rodrigo; Uribe, Sergio E; Manton, David; Hugo, Fernando N; Clément, Celine; Sim, Christina P C; Maret, Delphine; Kopycka-Kedzierawski, Dorota T; Mbende, Eliane; Kruger, Estie; Lan, Romain; Doghri, Leila Larbi; Castelaz, McAllister; Alam, Mohammad Khursheed; Ibiyemi, Olushola; Naidoo, Sudeshni; Schwarz, Eli; Priya, Harsh; Braga, Mariana Minatel; Giraudeau, Nicolas; Foláyan, Morẹ Nikẹ Oluwátóyìn; Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health
    INTRODUCTION: The increasing interest in teledentistry since the COVID-19 pandemic warrants an evaluation of dentists' willingness to adopt it. This study aimed to develop a questionnaire to assess dentist's intention to use teledentistry and the associated factors. METHODS: A literature search was used to identify items for the questionnaire. The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) was adopted as framework. A Delphi panel was constituted of researchers with relevant publications and the International Association of Dental Research e-Oral Health Network members. Three Delphi consultations were conducted to establish consensus on items. Consensus was set at 80% agreement and content validity ratio (CVR), reaffirmed iteratively. RESULTS: Nineteen out of 25 (76%) invited experts participated in the first round, 17 in the second and 15 in the third. The preliminary questionnaire had 81 items in three sections, reduced to 66, 45 and 33 items in the first, second and third rounds. After revision, the final version comprised eight items assessing dentists' backgrounds in Sect. 1, seven items identifying teledentistry uses in Sect. 2, and 17 items assessing intention to use teledentistry and its determinants in seven dimensions in Sect. 3. The initial CVR was 0.45, which increased to 0.80 at the end of the third round. CONCLUSION: A survey tool was developed to assess the acceptance of teledentistry, and its determinants based on the UTAUT2 framework through consensus among teledentistry experts. The tool had excellent validity and needs further evaluation of its psychometric properties.
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    Teledentistry from research to practice : a tale of nineteen countries
    (2023-06-16) El Tantawi, Maha; Lam, Walter Yu Hang; Giraudeau, Nicolas; Virtanen, Jorma I; Matanhire, Cleopatra; Chifamba, Timothy; Sabbah, Wael; Gomaa, Noha; Al-Maweri, Sadeq Ali; Uribe, Sergio E; Mohebbi, Simin Z; Hasmun, Noren; Guan, Guangzhao; Polonowita, Ajith; Khan, Sadika Begum; Pisano, Massimo; Ellakany, Passent; Baraka, Marwa Mohamed; Ali, Abdalmawla Alhussin; Orellana Centeno, José Eduardo; Pavlic, Verica; Folayan, Morenike Oluwatoyin; Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health
    AIM: The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated teledentistry research with great interest reflected in the increasing number of publications. In many countries, teledentistry programs were established although not much is known about the extent of incorporating teledentistry into practice and healthcare systems. This study aimed to report on policies and strategies related to teledentistry practice as well as barriers and facilitators for this implementation in 19 countries. METHODS: Data were presented per country about information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, income level, policies for health information system (HIS), eHealth and telemedicine. Researchers were selected based on their previous publications in teledentistry and were invited to report on the situation in their respective countries including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, Finland, France, Hong Kong SAR, Iran, Italy, Libya, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe. RESULTS: Ten (52.6%) countries were high income, 11 (57.9%) had eHealth policies, 7 (36.8%) had HIS policies and 5 (26.3%) had telehealth policies. Six (31.6%) countries had policies or strategies for teledentistry and no teledentistry programs were reported in two countries. Teledentistry programs were incorporated into the healthcare systems at national ( n  = 5), intermediate (provincial) ( n  = 4) and local ( n  = 8) levels. These programs were established in three countries, piloted in 5 countries and informal in 9 countries. CONCLUSION: Despite the growth in teledentistry research during the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of teledentistry in daily clinical practice is still limited in most countries. Few countries have instituted teledentistry programs at national level. Laws, funding schemes and training are needed to support the incorporation of teledentistry into healthcare systems to institutionalize the practice of teledentistry. Mapping teledentistry practices in other countries and extending services to under-covered populations increases the benefit of teledentistry.