American Academy of Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry
Education
Educating the public. Empowering the profession. Trustworthy learning about dental AI — for patients, clinicians, educators, and researchers.
Current Issue — The AAAI-D Brief
AAAI-D Brief – September 2026
$50 million for an AI-native dental platform. AI analysis moves into CBCT workflows. Radiographic findings begin feeding directly into insurance documentation. And researchers are asking whether dentistry is ready for autonomous AI.
Read the issue →Latest — Regulatory Briefs
Two FDA Records in AI Worth Noting for Dentistry
FDA’s August 2026 discussion paper on regulating generative and agentic AI — paired with a 2025 case from FDA’s adverse-event database that shows why the agency’s questions matter now.
Read the brief →For the Public
New to dental AI? Follow this path — from what it is, to how it helps, to what to ask your dentist.
What Is Dental AI?
AI acts like a second set of eyes — it does not replace the dentist, diagnose disease, or determine treatment.
Start here → 2Understanding Dental AI
A deeper guide: how dental AI works, its benefits and limits, safety and privacy, and answers to common questions.
Learn more → 3How AI Improves Patient Care
AI as a quiet helper beside the dentist — a second glance on busy days, clearer X-ray explanations. The dentist stays in charge.
Learn more → 4What Patients Should Know About Dental AI
Clear. Honest. Worth your time. Six things every patient should understand about AI in their care.
Learn more → 5What Patients Can Ask Their Dentists About AI
A question-by-question script: how AI is used in your care, what decisions your dentist still makes, and your data.
Learn more → 6FDA Clearance: What Patients Should Know
Most dental AI tools are FDA-cleared, not FDA-approved. These are different — here is what clearance really means.
Learn more → 7How Dental AI Tools Are Reviewed and Approved
The vetting pipeline in plain language: training, testing, FDA review, and ongoing monitoring.
Learn more → 8How AI Chat Tools Help Patients — and Where They Fall Short
Useful for plain-language explanations and preparing questions — but not for medical decisions.
Learn more → 9Why Teamwork Matters in Dental AI
Dental AI grows best when dentists, researchers, engineers, patients, and regulators work together.
Learn more →For Professionals
Evidence, policy, and the Academy’s positions — for clinicians, educators, and researchers.
Regulatory Briefs
FDA and policy developments affecting AI in dentistry — short, sourced updates for the dental team.
Browse briefs →Research & Evidence
The Council for Research & Evidence reviews the literature — plus the AI Study Analyzer for evaluating AI research.
Explore →The AAAI-D Brief
Our newsletter: independent insights on dental AI — what’s real, what’s emerging, and what truly matters in practice.
Read & subscribe →Where AAAI-D Stands
Our position: patients deserve clear explanations, clinicians deserve reliable guidance, and strong tools deserve room to mature.
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