I’ve been digging into AI dental apps that parents are using for their children, and what I found is both impressive and concerning. Let’s cut through the marketing hype and look at what these apps actually do—and whether you should trust them with your child’s oral health. What AI Dental Apps Actually Promise Parents Right … Read more
I’ll tell you exactly what caught my attention when researching this topic: AI can now predict how your child will behave at the dentist with 87.5% accuracy. That’s not a guess. That’s science. But here’s where it gets interesting—and a bit unsettling. What Does AI Actually “See” in Your Child? Researchers trained a Random Forest machine … Read more
Here’s what I found when I dug into ChatGPT’s performance with kids’ dental problems—and it’s not pretty. Parents are turning to AI for medical advice more than ever. One mum I read about used ChatGPT to diagnose her son’s chronic pain after 17 doctors couldn’t figure it out. Sounds brilliant, right? But here’s the kicker: … Read more
I’ve seen the headline everywhere—“Are social media dental trends ruining kids’ teeth ?” Let’s get straight to the point: Yes, these viral hacks are creating a dental disaster for teens and children across the UK and US. Every sentence here matters. No fluff, no jargon—just what you need to know if you’re a parent, dentist, … Read more
Five-month-old infants don’t usually set off global science alerts—unless, like the little girl treated here last year, their cancer disappears and researchers finally figure out why. Doctors at Sant Joan de Déu Hospital had already thrown the kitchen sink at her malignant rhabdoid kidney tumor: surgery, chemo, radiotherapy. Nothing stuck. Then came an experimental immunotherapy … Read more
The pediatric emergency room is a pressure cooker. You have frightened children, often in the middle of a terrifying mental or behavioral health crisis. You have overwhelmed parents. And you have an ER staff trying desperately to keep everyone—the patient, themselves, and other families—safe. The single most dangerous variable in that entire equation has always … Read more