SAVE MONEY AND BUNDLE! This course is also offered for a discounted rate as part of a 3-course bundle. Look for the “ADHA25 Emerging Technologies Workshop Bundle” in the course catalog to register.

Speaker: Gordon Barfield, DDS

Program Track: Clinical

Course Description: Artificial intelligence is transforming dentistry and elevating clinical decision support to improve oral health. Discover its applications for detecting caries, calculus, periapical radiolucency (PARL), bone loss, pediatric tooth decay and more indicators of disease. Understand how AI analyzes large amounts of data in seconds to provide dentists with quantified data to support diagnoses and promote operational efficiency. Learn how the color-coded findings improve doctor-patient communication, enhance case presentation, and increase treatment acceptance, leading to better patient outcomes. *Note: This course offers a closed-captioned option as well as auto-translated subtitles in 10 languages.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand how AI works, its capabilities, and its limitations.
• Learn how AI provides evidence supported documentation that can increase insurance claim approvals.
• Understand how insurance companies are using artificial intelligence too.
• Understand how AI enhances clinical decision-making, elevates clinical consistency, and reduces decision fatigue.
• Discover what’s next as hygienists harness big data and predictive analytics to provide care.

CE Credit Hours: 1.0

Course Creation Date: October 4, 2025

The American Dental Hygienists' Association is designated as an approved provider by the American Academy of Dental Hygiene, Inc. #AADHADH (Jan. 1, 2025–Dec. 31, 2025). Approval does not imply acceptance by a state or provincial Board of Dentistry. Licensee should maintain this document in the event of an audit.

The American Dental Hygienists’ Association is an approved provider of dental continuing education as recognized by the Dental Board of California, Provider #5238.