ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Oral Health
Sec. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 6 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/froh.2025.1630995
This article is part of the Research TopicArtificial Intelligence in Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryView all articles
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Towards the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Practice and Training: A Cross-Sectional Study
Provisionally accepted
- National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) clinicians and trainees relating to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within OMS practice and training. Methods: A cross-sectional survey study was conducted with OMS specialists and trainees in Singapore regarding their views on AI in OMS. The survey comprised 25 questions over five sections, and was distributed via an online survey platform. Results: 48 participants completed the survey, including 37 specialists and 11 trainees. 60.4% did not report a good understanding of AI, 52.1% were not aware of the uses of AI in OMS, and 81.3% had not had any form of AI-related training. Most felt that AI could be beneficial for diagnosis and treatment planning (72.9%) and enhancing patient outcomes (75.0%), and should be incorporated into OMS training (68.8%). While there were no differences between genders, younger participants tended towards more positive attitudes (p < 0.05). Participants cited concerns about inaccurate diagnoses or plans (77.1%), overdependence (70.8%), privacy/security concerns (41.7%), and increased healthcare costs (41.7%). Although most participants reported using AI in daily life (68.8%) and noted that AI made the completion of tasks easier (62.5%), most have not incorporated AI into their clinical practice (62.5%), and felt that inadequately trained or equipped to do so (79.2% and 58.3% respectively). Conclusion: OMS specialists and trainees in Singapore generally have optimistic views toward AI, with younger respondents tending towards more positive attitudes. The levels of knowledge and practice leave room for improvement.
Keywords: artificial intelligence, Surgery, Oral, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Health Care Surveys, Health Education
Received: 19 May 2025; Accepted: 03 Sep 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Quah, Yong, Chen, Lai and Islam. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Intekhab Islam, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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