AI-Powered Dental Assisting: Elevating Your Role in Patient Care
Description:
Dental assisting is evolving rapidly, and AI is becoming part of everyday dental workflows. This practical workshop is designed for dental assistants who want realistic, immediately usable ways to apply AI to patient care, documentation, communication, inventory management, and daily operations.
Participants will learn how to use AI as a supportive tool to streamline routine tasks such as chairside documentation support, patient education, post operative communication, supply tracking, and reordering workflows. Through real dental scenarios and guided practice, attendees will build prompts and templates that improve efficiency, consistency, and team communication while maintaining professionalism, privacy, and clinical oversight.
By the end of the workshop, participants will leave with ready to use examples and a clear plan for implementing AI in their role with confidence.
What You’ll Learn:
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
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Apply AI tools safely and appropriately to support dental assisting responsibilities, including patient communication, documentation support, and inventory management, while maintaining privacy and professional standards.
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Create effective prompts and templates that improve efficiency and consistency in daily workflows such as chairside support, post operative instructions, supply tracking, and team handoffs.
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Evaluate AI generated outputs for accuracy, bias, and clinical relevance, and integrate them into practice with appropriate human oversight.
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Speaker
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Dr. Peter FritzB.Sc., D.D.S., F.R.C.D. (C), Ph.D. (Perio), M.B.A., LL.M. PeriodontistDr. Fritz is a certified specialist in periodontics and is in full-time private practice in Fonthill, Ontario. The focus of his periodontal practice is dental implant therapy, bone and soft tissue reconstruction, and periodontal wellness. Dr. Fritz has lectured internationally and his team have presented research from their clinic at meetings around the globe. Dr. Fritz is an Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor at McMaster University and an Adjunct Professor at Brock University. He developed and implemented the first Dental Hygiene Periodontal Residency Program in North America. Dr. Fritz is the Staff Periodontist for the Niagara Health System, President of the Welland District Dental Society, past President of the Ontario Society of Periodontists and past President of the Niagara Peninsula Dental Association.
