The total scenario of the world has undergone a drastic change along with the outlook of people researchers and practitioners owing to the pandemic. Everyone has been talking about the covid crisis for the past few months and now is the time to shift focus on post covid practice as most of the clinicians have opened up adhering to the new normal.
Dentistry as we all know is the branch with highest risk of any airborne or droplet infections as we are closely associated with the region.The problems of the oral cavity and their treatment protocols all still continue to be the same and the management strategies have been evolving with time. Keeping pace with the current upgrades artificial intelligence and robotics have found a remarkable place in dentistry. Their role continues to be even more important in the days to come as the unforeseen pandemic has taught us that we never know what the future holds.
Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design construction operation and application of robots as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feed back and information processing. The days to come will see even more sophisticated usage if robots in this field with more affordability and ease.
But one should not forget that the dental therapy skills are often dependent on the competence and ability of the clinician and the diagnosis and treatment planning are the key to successful outcomes.
Robots can be a helping hand and assist in safe execution of the treatment protocol and other requirement but they pose no threat to the dental community as the empathy and smile of the dentist will ease most of the pain a patient has.