Alexandria, VA, USA – As part of the AADOCR science-first initiative to bring new opportunities for membership, professional development, and program growth, AADOCR presented the first ever Meeting Within a Meeting featuring cutting-edge presentations on broader themes in dental, oral, and craniofacial science. The topic, “Contemporary AI Applications in Dental Research” was discussed at the hybrid 51st Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the AADOCR, held in conjunction with the 46th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR), online and onsite in Atlanta, GA, on March 23-25, 2022.
This session, organized and chaired by Alexander Pearson and James Dolezal, includes a series of lectures by symposia organizers, oriented towards non-quantitative dental researchers and clinicians, to build a shared terminology for contemporary AI research. This includes a summary of legacy machine learning methods, a description of the capabilities and functions of deep convolutional neural networks (deep learning), and applied extensions of this technology. Emphasis will be made to illustrate examples with a “visual glossary” of terms whenever possible, and descriptions will remain non-mathematical. The session will conclude with a description of pitfalls for AI methods.
Day 1: Introduction to AI Methods and Terminology
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m. EDT
Speakers:
Alexander Pearson, University of Chicago Medicine & Biological Science, IL
James Dolezal, University of Chicago Medicine & Biological Science, IL
Day 2: Contemporary AI Applications in Dental Research
Thursday, March 24, 2022 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m. EDT
Speakers:
Artificial Intelligence-based Clinical Decision Support Systems in Dentistry
Lucia Cevidanes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Automatic Histopathological Analysis in Oropharyngeal Cancer
German Corredor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
AI in Dentistry: What’s Beyond Accuracy
Falk Schwendicke, Charité University, Berlin, Germany
Day 3: Contemporary AI Applications in Dental Research
Friday, March 25, 2022 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m. EDT
Speakers:
NIDCR Extramural Data Science, Computational Biology, and Bioinformatics Program
Lu Wang, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, MD
Digital Pathology and Artificial Intelligence in the Management of Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders
Alan Santos-Silva, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil
AI-powered Target Discovery and Biomarker Development in Oncology and Beyond
Alex Zhavoronkov, Biogerontology Research Foundation, London, England
Registered attendees can view this presentation in the 2022 Annual Meeting Hybrid Platform.
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About AADOCR
The American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) is a nonprofit organization with over 3,000 members in the United States with a mission to drive dental, oral, and craniofacial research to advance health and well-being. AADOCR is the largest division of the International Association for Dental Research which has over 10,000 members. Learn more at www.aadocr.org.