Sunday, April 5, 2026

Is AI working for you or towards you?


I lately got here throughout a really attention-grabbing article by Harvard Enterprise Assessment.  It speaks to the impression of relying too closely on AI within the office.  Whereas many HBR articles aren’t tremendous related to the dental observe, this one undoubtedly is.

The idea is that employees are being inspired to make use of AI within the office however they’re relying an excessive amount of on AI and the work generated isn’t correct or full.  When it’s handed on to a different staff member or supervisor, they should spend extreme time verifying, enhancing or including to what seems to be sloppy and incomplete work. 

Listed below are some examples of ‘workslop’ in dentistry: 

  • Counting on AI to totally determine bony defects that may solely be detected with shut human evaluation. Through the use of AI as a closing authority fairly than a information, inaccurate diagnoses and therapy suggestions are made. 
  • Copying and pasting perio chart readings from one go to to a different fairly than taking cautious and correct measurements that may reveal necessary adjustments in well being. 
  • AI software program contacts an overdue recare affected person and once they name to schedule a ‘cleansing’, the notes and/or affected person historical past will not be reviewed and the affected person is scheduled for an inappropriate process and time. 

 

This sloppy work can create a lot frustration, wasted vitality, staff stress and even worse, a poor expertise for the affected person and doubtlessly costly remedies and/or pointless journeys to the dental observe that would have been prevented. 

Backside line: Dentistry is a healthcare discipline and sloppy work is solely unacceptable.  When you might not be making life or loss of life selections each day, your selections and actions do ABSOLUTELY have penalties and impression your staff and sufferers’ well-being. 

Don’t let ‘workslop’ sneak into your office. Communicate up and clear it up! 

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