Association for Dental Education in Europe

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5MP Session 4: TEL & Student Selection

Thursday, 21st August 2025 - 16:00 to 17:30
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Timezone: 

Dublin (IST, UTC+1)

Venue: 

Dargan A TCDBS

Session type: 
Type 1: Organised, planned and delivered by the ADEE
Session synopsis: 
Selected delegates get the opportunity to pitch their work using the LTB e-poster platform which will be allowed up to three slides and a total of 5 minutes to present their work and take questions from the panel and delegates.

The session aims to encourage wide dissemination of their work presenters will speak to their e-poster and encourage delegates to visit their work to find out more. This session focuses on TEL (Technology Enhanced Learning) and Student Selection.

Programme: 

16:00

Welcome 

Chair

16:05

Patient Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence Integration in Predoctoral Treatment Planning

Lucy Hovanisyan
NYU College of Dentistry, USA

16:10

Dental student attitudes to the use of AI systems in general and in diagnosis of oral mucosal and radiographic disease

Denise Trochesset
NYU College of Dentistry, USA

16:15

AI-Assisted Geometric Modeling of the Maxillary Arch: A Computational Perspective in Dental Research

Emanuela Lidia Petrescu
Timisoara University of Medicine & Pharmacy Victor Babes, Romania

16:20

Preliminary results of image labeling for deep learning-based detection of dental anomalies and maxillary bone lesions

Daniela Vallejos
ADEMA University School, Spain

16:25

SmileBotComplete: AI-Based Educational Chatbot for Learning in Complete Dentures

Loreto García Lancaster
Chile

16:30

Replacing natural human teeth with 3D-printed teeth in endodontic education

Mahdi Niknami
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

16:35

Exploring Generative AI in Dental Education: Student Experiences in Radiology-Focused Curriculum

Gerald Torgersen
Universitetet i Oslo, Norway

16:40

A novel method of generating simulated orthodontic teaching cases

Jennifer Galloway
Cardiff University Dental School, UK

16:45

The effect of COVID-19 on the delivery and assessment of the Human Diseases module in Dental schools in the UK and Ireland.

Maria Tumelty
Queens University Belfast, Northen Ireland, UK

16:50

Haptics and virtual reality in the preclinical training of operative dentistry – curriculum adaptations at the Universidade Católica

Maria Correia
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal

16:55

Artificial Intelligence in Dental Education: A Scoping Review of Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions

Ayman M. Khalifah
The University of Manchester, UK

17:00

Innovative pedagogical practice centered on early community intervention

Maria João Ponces
Portuguese Dental Association, Portugal

17:05

Dental students’ evaluation of an Artificial Intelligence software for radiologic diagnosis

Argyro Kavadella
European University Cyprus, Cyprus

17:10

Assessing professionalism of dental school applicants

Janine Fredericks-Younger
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, USA

17:15

ASSESSING DENTAL STUDENTS’ EMPATHY THROUGH EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS: A COMPLEMENTARY APPROACH

Laurence LUPI
Academic in Université Cotê d'Azur, France

17:20

Reflect, Recognize and Reimagine: The Dental School Admission Process

Harry Zohn
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, USA

17:25 Close

Chairs

Chair: 

Carlos Serrano

Assistant Professor at the department of Dental Education Research, Development & Innovation
Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands

Carlos M. Serrano graduated as a dentist from the University of Concepción in Chile in 2004. In 2010 he obtained his master's degree in medical education and in 2012 he completed the specialty in Prosthodontics. In 2023 he received his PhD with his research in the applications of extended reality (XR) and digital dentistry in dental education.

Since 2015, Carlos has worked at ACTA's Digital Dentistry department, focusing on the development and implementation of new technologies in dental education and care. Since 2024, he has been appointed head of the department of Integrated Dentistry & General Oral Care Clinic, where patient care is provided by dentistry students under the supervision of approximately sixty dentists.

María José Atenaas Godoy

Teacher and researcher
Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands

Graduated as a dentist in 2019 in Chile, María José joined ACTA full-time in 2022. Passionate about digital dentistry, she enjoys exploring the intersection between patient care and cutting-edge technology—whether it's mastering CAD tools, testing new chairside workflows, or pushing the boundaries of XR simulation.

She is part of the University of Amsterdam’s Education Research Fellows Programme, where her current research focuses on the role of extended reality in developing clinical skills. Since 2024, she coordinates a fourth-year dentistry course at ACTA, where students dive into digital workflows and hands-on clinical practice—often on the same day.

Patricio Jose Rodriguez Pozo

Dentist-Teacher
Department of Digital Dentistry, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands

Patricio Rodriguez graduated as a dentist from the University Finis Terrae in Chile in 2018. Since 2022, Patricio has been part of the Digital Dentistry department at ACTA, where he focuses on the development and integration of new technologies in dental education and clinical practice. He serves as Digital Dentistry & CAD-CAM clinical Fellow also contributing to research in the field.

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