Guided by Data, Grounded in Values: Dentistry in the Age of NHI and AI

Authors

  • Neil Wood

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/sadj.v80i06.23992

Keywords:

pedagogically, periodontal

Abstract

Why This Moment Matters
At no time in our profession’s history has the ground shifted so decisively beneath us. The National Health Insurance Act of 2023 ushers in a new era in South African healthcare: one
where access becomes a universal promise rather than a privilege. It positions dentistry, long sidelined in public health discourse, at the centre of a collective reimagining of care delivery.

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Further reading:

1. Schwendicke F, Rossi JG, Göstemeyer G, Elhennawy K, Cantu-Aguilar GP, Gaudin R, Chaurasia A, Gehrung S, Krois J. Cost-effectiveness of artificial intelligence for proximal caries detection. Journal of Dental Research. 2021;100(4):369–376. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0022034520972335

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Published

2025-10-02

Issue

Vol. 80 No. 06 (2025): The South African Dental Journal

Section

Editorials

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Wood, N. (2025). Guided by Data, Grounded in Values: Dentistry in the Age of NHI and AI. South African Dental Journal, 80(06), 287-292. https://doi.org/10.17159/sadj.v80i06.23992

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