Barnawi Najla A, AlAmmar Fay A, Aldabeis Sultan A, Alahmar Salma M, Alharthi Ahmed A, Abolfotouh Mostafa A
King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh/Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, POB 22490, 11426, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
College of Nursing, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard, 11426, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 29;15(1):27551. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-10988-x.
Despite the growing role of AI and robotics in healthcare, little is known about their integration into dental care for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Saudi Arabia. This study aimed to assess dentists' perceptions and attitudes towards and use of RT/AI in dentistry and identify the predictors of using RT/AI to care for PWDs in the Saudi context. A cross-sectional study was conducted using a previously validated online self-reported questionnaire via SurveyMonkey, targeting 309 Saudi and non-Saudi licensed dentists and dental/oral health practitioners, to collect data on the following: 1) Personal and work-related characteristics, 2) Perception toward RT/AI use, 3) Attitude toward using AI and RT in dentistry, and 4) Current use of RT and AI. RT/AI use rate was calculated for each clinical aspect and each type of impairment. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify the predictors of dentists' use of RT and AI to provide care for PWDs. Significance was set at p < 0.05. Our study revealed that 59.2% of dentists who worked with PWDs reported utilizing RT/AI in various clinical aspects. Almost one-fourth of dentists reported using RT/AI in clinical examinations (23.9%), managing complications (26.8%), and performing invasive procedures (28.6%). Nearly one-third of respondents reported using RT/AI for taking a history (30%), non-invasive procedures (31.5%), behavioral training sessions (32.9%), health education (36.2%), medical diagnosis (36.6%), diagnostic tests (38%), and treatment planning (43.7%). Over one-half (54.9%) and one-fourth (28.6%) of the dentists reported a positive perception and attitude towards RT/AI use in dentistry. However, after adjusting for possible confounders, only previous RT/AI training remained a significant predictor of RT/AI use among dentists working with PWDs (OR = 9.18, 95% CI 2.92-28.90, p < 0.001). Our study is the first in the Saudi context to investigate the use of RT and AI by dentists caring for PWDs. Previous training was associated with greater use of RT/AI in this context. Potential collaborations between dental institutes and stakeholders in the RT and AI industry are recommended.
尽管人工智能和机器人技术在医疗保健领域的作用日益增强，但对于它们在沙特阿拉伯残疾人牙科护理中的整合情况却知之甚少。本研究旨在评估牙医对牙科中机器人技术/人工智能的认知、态度和使用情况，并确定在沙特背景下使用机器人技术/人工智能为残疾人提供护理的预测因素。我们通过SurveyMonkey使用一份先前经过验证的在线自我报告问卷进行了一项横断面研究，目标是309名沙特和非沙特的持牌牙医以及牙科/口腔健康从业者，以收集以下方面的数据：1）个人和工作相关特征；2）对机器人技术/人工智能使用的认知；3）对牙科中使用人工智能和机器人技术的态度；4）机器人技术和人工智能的当前使用情况。计算了每个临床方面和每种损伤类型的机器人技术/人工智能使用率。使用逻辑回归分析来确定牙医使用机器人技术和人工智能为残疾人提供护理的预测因素。显著性设定为p < 0.05。我们的研究表明，59.2%与残疾人合作的牙医报告在各个临床方面使用了机器人技术/人工智能。近四分之一的牙医报告在临床检查（23.9%）、处理并发症（26.8%）和进行侵入性手术（28.6%）中使用了机器人技术/人工智能。近三分之一的受访者报告在采集病史（30%）、非侵入性手术（31.5%）、行为训练课程（32.9%）、健康教育（36.2%）、医学诊断（36.6%）、诊断测试（38%）和治疗计划（43.7%）中使用了机器人技术/人工智能。超过一半（54.9%）和四分之一（28.6%）的牙医报告对牙科中使用机器人技术/人工智能有积极的认知和态度。然而，在对可能的混杂因素进行调整后，只有先前的机器人技术/人工智能培训仍然是与残疾人合作的牙医中使用机器人技术/人工智能的显著预测因素（OR = 9.18，95% CI 2.92 - 28.90，p < 0.001）。我们的研究是沙特首次调查照顾残疾人的牙医对机器人技术和人工智能的使用情况。在这种情况下，先前的培训与更多地使用机器人技术/人工智能相关。建议牙科机构与机器人技术和人工智能行业的利益相关者进行潜在合作。
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