Rathod, Ravi https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4508-0472
Dean, Saffa https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9661-7176
Sproat, Christopher
Article History
Received: 19 November 2024
Revised: 18 March 2025
Accepted: 19 March 2025
First Online: 30 June 2025
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study did not require ethical approval as no patients were directly involved. The research focused on evaluating the effectiveness of a novel AI model in detecting oral and dental diseases using pre-existing anonymised data. All colleagues who contributed to the questionnaire provided tacit consent by voluntarily completing it. No identifiable personal or clinical data were collected, ensuring compliance with ethical guidelines. As the study posed minimal risk and did not involve direct patient intervention, formal ethical review was deemed unnecessary. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki which was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Human Rights Related to Research involving Human Subjects.