{"product_id":"dentistry-dental-research-program-ekkehard-finkeissen-9798393671068","title":"Dentistry - Dental Research Program in Service of Health: Science and Artificial Intelligence in Service of Health","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book challenges the way we think about dentistry - and how we think about thinking itself. At its core, it presents a structured model for clinical decision-making that draws from dentistry, decision theory, and artificial intelligence. But it does more than that: it asks what it really means to make a \"good\" decision in a medical context, and what kind of system - social, technical, economic - supports or distorts those decisions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than listing treatments or summarizing studies, this book takes a step back and asks: \u003cb\u003eHow are treatment decisions actually made - and how can we improve that process structurally?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe approach is rooted in real-world dental practice, but its implications are much broader. The author proposes a conceptual framework that separates diagnosis, decision logic, and communication - allowing for more transparency, reproducibility, and patient-centered care. Along the way, it shows how AI is not merely a tool, but a mirror: it reflects the implicit structures in our knowledge and workflows, and gives us the opportunity to make them visible and consciously designable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey themes: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eClinical decision-making as a structured process\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eLimitations of intuition and experience in dental planning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe role of AI as a socio-technical-economic system\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeparation of knowledge, logic, and communication\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy statistical reasoning (e.g., probabilities, confidence intervals) alone is insufficient\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow human expertise and intelligent systems can complement each other\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for dental professionals, researchers, and forward-thinking practitioners, this book offers a new lens on dental decision-making - and an invitation to rethink the foundations of medical logic in the 21st century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore than a dental book\u003cbr\u003eA new theory of how we make medical decisions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ekkehard Finkeissen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798393671068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d","brand":"Ekkehard Finkeissen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48113926013183,"sku":"9798393671068","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_731e90da-5445-4612-a261-05b3ddb2059b.jpg?v=1769618012","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dentistry-dental-research-program-ekkehard-finkeissen-9798393671068","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}