Dental AI guide
When Dental AI Is a Medical Device (TGA)
Some dental AI does not just help with admin — it reads X-rays, detects decay or triages urgency. When software makes a clinical call, it can be a regulated medical device.
Privacy is not the only regulator in the room. If an AI tool reads radiographs, detects caries or triages a patient's urgency, it may be a medical device under the Therapeutic Goods Act — with its own approval requirements that have nothing to do with the Privacy Act.
No patient data required. Use these guides for practice workflow education, not patient-specific advice.
What's inside
- The line that matters: admin AI vs clinical AI
- Software can be a "medical device"
- What to check before switching on a clinical AI tool
- Why owners should care
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