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AI virtual patients, like SOPHIE, boost dental residents' confidence in challenging patient communication. This technology offers scalable, low-stakes practice for better dentist-patient interactions and improved oral health outcomes.

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  • Dental Education
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
  • Clinical Communication Skills

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  • Effective dentist-patient communication is crucial for trust, treatment adherence, and oral health.
  • Dental residents often lack confidence in handling sensitive or complex patient conversations.
  • Traditional training methods are resource-intensive; AI virtual patients offer a scalable alternative.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the feasibility and educational impact of the SOPHIE AI virtual patient platform.
  • To evaluate the platform's ability to enhance dental residents' confidence in clinical communication.
  • To explore user experience and perceived value in a perinatal dental clinic setting.

Main Methods:

  • Pilot study with ten dental residents using the SOPHIE platform.
  • Residents engaged in five AI-powered virtual patient scenarios.
  • Pre- and post-intervention surveys (SE-12, SUS) and a focus group were conducted.

Main Results:

  • Residents reported increased confidence in managing difficult conversations.
  • The SOPHIE platform demonstrated strong usability and positive learner experience (SUS scores).
  • AI metrics indicated improvements in conversational balance and open-ended question usage.

Conclusions:

  • The SOPHIE AI platform is well-accepted and shows potential for improving dental residents' communication confidence, especially in perinatal care.
  • Further development should focus on enhancing conversational realism, emotional responsiveness, and nonverbal feedback.
  • AI virtual patients represent a promising tool for scalable, effective communication skills training in dentistry.