TG-Dental (English)

Chair: Prof. Dr. med. dent. Falk Schwendicke

List of TG-Dental publications: Click here

ITU/WHO/WIPO Global Initiative on Artificial Intelligence for Health, Dental Diagnostics and Digital Dentistry

The ITU WHO WIPO Topic Group Dental (TG-Dental) is part of the Global Initiative on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Health launched by the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). This initiative aims to improve healthcare worldwide using AI and promotes the exchange of knowledge and the development of technical standards for the use of AI in the healthcare sector.

TG-Dental, led by Prof. Schwendicke, has the specific goal of promoting the use of AI in the field of dental diagnostics and digital dentistry. The group focuses on:

• Benchmarking, generalizability and robustness of AI models: Ensuring that AI models for dental diagnostics are reliable, accurate and applicable in different clinical settings.
• Data sharing and federated learning: Enabling the secure sharing of health data to train AI systems globally without sensitive data leaving locally.
• Explainable AI: Developing transparent and comprehensible AI systems that are understandable for doctors and patients.

Goals and vision

TG-Dental aims to develop global standards for the use of AI in dentistry. The core objectives include identifying, testing and implementing innovative AI technologies in different countries, especially in middle and low-income countries.

In addition, TG-Dental is committed to the development of guidelines on the ethical use of AI, regulation and clinical evaluation of AI solutions to be used in the dental sector. An important concern is the promotion of open-source implementations that meet the standards of the Global Initiative.

Publications

TG-Dental has already published several papers concerning the application of AI in dentistry. These publications provide detailed insights into the state of the art, technical solutions and regulatory requirements for AI in dental practice. A list of the group's publications can be found here.

Members and global networking

TG-Dental is proud of its global and diverse membership base. In total, the group comprises over 85 experts and researchers from all over the world. Our members are represented on all 6 continents, with the majority from Europe, followed by Asia and North America. The interdisciplinary collaboration enables innovative approaches to the challenges of digital dentistry to be developed and put into practice.

How to join

Participation in TG-Dental is open to dental professionals, AI researchers and other interested parties who wish to get involved in the advancement of digital dentistry. Anyone interested can contact us via TG-Dental@med.uni-muenchen.de (with Falk.Schwendicke@med.uni-muenchen.de in CC) and will receive information about membership and current projects.

Membership gives you the opportunity to participate in exciting projects and global workshops and actively contribute to the future of AI in dentistry.