Program

  • 26 - 28 SEPTEMBER 2024
  • Mantra Mooloolaba Beach

PROGRAM

Thursday 26 September / 5:30pm: President’s Cocktail Party

Friday 27 September 2024

8:30am

Opening Welcome

Digital Dentistry: what is it and how does it do it?

9:00am

An introduction to AI for Clinicians: understanding the strengths and weaknesses
Professor Andy Keeling

9:45am

Novel methods for early disease detection in children using intraoral scanners
Ms Bree Jones

10:30am

Coffee Break

Digital Dentistry: Clinical implications

11:00am

Clinical applications of AI: the promise and the reality
Professor Andy Keeling

11:45am

What are you looking at?
Dr Vanessa Cho

12:30pm

Lunch

1:30pm

Colgate competition

2:30pm

General meeting

3:00pm

Afternoon tea

Health Inequalities

3:15pm

Health Equity in Action: Unleashing the power of implementation science and co-design
Professor Dianne Shanley

4:00pm

Exploring global and local oral health inequalities through a clinical lens
Dr Jilen Patel

4:20pm

Flying in the Tooth Fairies
Dr Gwendolyn Huang

6:30pm

Conference Dinner

Saturday 28 September 2024

9:15am

Tea, Coffee, Berocca and Refreshments

9:45am

IADR Research Competition

10:45am

Mid-morning refreshments

Digital Dentistry: The future and the ethics

11:15am

To ChatGPT or Not To ChatGPT: everything you always wanted to know about large language models but were afraid to ask

Professor Nigel Curtis

12:00pm

Ethical considerations and the future

Professor Andy Keeling

12:30pm

Professor: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” AI: “One word is worth a thousand pictures.”

Robert Anthonappa

1:00pm

Panel with all speakers to explore future opportunities and challenges

1:15pm

Conference Close

Program overview

The conference offers a rich program, covering diverse topics within paediatric dentistry. Here’s a glance at some of the speakers and their topics from our program.

Prof Andy Keeling

An introduction to AI for Clinicians: understanding the strengths and weaknesses

  • Professor Andy Keeling
Digital dentistry has enjoyed exponential growth this century. Recent advances in machine learning have only added to the pace of development. This series of talks will start with an overview of how machine learning works. The goal is to equip the clinician with sufficient understanding of these nascent computing techniques, to be able to critically appraise the new applications in Dentistry, with which they will doubtless be bombarded. Next we will explore the current uses of AI in clinical dentistry, and where they are helping (and also accidentally hindering) our restorative treatments. Finally, the ethical considerations for the future will be presented and discussed, noting that when considering AI, the future tends to arrive with alarming rapidity!
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Novel methods for early disease detection in children using intraoral scanners

  • Ms Bree Jones
Intraoral scanning and automated disease detection methods promise reliable and precise diagnostics and enhanced patient communication tools. In this session, we will discuss the clinical validation of these technologies in paediatrics. We will focus on developing the knowledge and skills for clinicians to understand their biases and limitations to be able to use them safely, ethically, and responsibly.
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What are you looking at?

  • Dr Vanessa Cho
In this presentation Dr Cho will discuss the use of eye tracking technology in paediatric dentistry; it’s applications, what’s been done, what is to be done and how this affects your learning and practice.
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Health Equity in Action: Unleashing the power of implementation science and co-design

  • Professor Dianne Shanley
This talk will showcase a compelling example of how community co-design and implementation science drove real world change and tackled the problem of limited access to healthcare in the remote First Nations communities of Northwest Queensland. We’ll explore practical strategies to dismantle barriers such as limited resources, stakeholder engagement and systemic challenges. Together, we can create tangible solutions that pave the way for a more equitable and inclusive healthcare landscape.
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Exploring global and local oral health inequalities through a clinical lens

  • Dr Jilen Patel
This presentation will showcase examples of global and local oral health inequalities and present some of the innovative strategies used to address these disparities through a clinician’s perspective.
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To ChatGPT or Not To ChatGPT: everything you always wanted to know about large language models but were afraid to ask

  • Professor Nigel Curtis
This presentation will dive into the fascinating world of ChatGPT. Learn about the revolutionary potential of large language models in shaping the future of academia, research, and healthcare (‘The Good’), while also considering their inherent limitations and challenges (‘The Bad’). The session will also address the role of ChatGPT in disseminating or perpetuating disinformation (‘The Ugly’). Whether you’re an AI novice or a seasoned expert, this session promises to offer valuable, multidimensional insights into this transformative technology. And yes, of course, the paragraph above was indeed written with the help of ChatGPT!
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Professor: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” AI: “One word is worth a thousand pictures.”

  • Robert Anthonappa
This talk will explore whether the conventional saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” still holds in the era of AI. Or it is time to adapt to the notion that just one word can be as impactful as a bunch of pictures. We will examine popular articles using bibliometric and altimetric methods to highlight current trends and also picture the future of digital paediatric dentistry.

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