From Mindless Mechanic to Educated Educator.

The authors talk about the transformation of the dental profession from a practical, hands-on profession to one that is more academically or educationally focused. They discuss a report on the prevalence of dental caries among children, the lack of investment of dentistry in human capital in the age of digitization and artificial intelligence (AI), and the efforts of the global dental community in the 20th century to improve the lives of patients.