Kuwaiti AI innovation for dental restoration among top 7 Arab innovations
A Kuwaiti app using artificial intelligence for dental restoration ranked sixth at the Muscat conference, with participation from the Arab Open University, Kuwait University, and the Omani Research Authority.
Translated by Qiyas from السياسة — Original source
-App for Determining Teeth Restorability Wins Sixth Place in Muscat Conference with 90% Experimental Accuracy
A Kuwaiti medical project that uses artificial intelligence for dental restorations secured sixth place on the list of the top seven Arab innovations, at the conclusion of the “Arab Innovators and Creators Conference” hosted in the Omani capital, Muscat.
Dr. Kawthar Ali, Assistant Professor at the College of Dentistry, Kuwait University, and supervisor of the project, told the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on Wednesday that her project won sixth place in the Inventions and Innovations Structures competition, held as part of the conference events. The project is an app that uses artificial intelligence to determine the restorability of teeth.
She explained that the app is based on research foundations and evidence derived from clinical information and X-ray images of patients whose outcomes were monitored, and used to train the algorithm. She noted that the app achieved an accuracy rate of 90% during experimental tests, following an internal validation study of its performance.
She added that the project had previously won local awards in Kuwait in the field of digital solutions, including the “Nexus” startup competition and a competition organized by the College of Life Sciences for participants in the Fourth Kuwait International Conference on Life Sciences.
Dr. Ali expressed her hope that her innovation will win global awards in the future and be implemented in various countries, starting with Arab Gulf states, thereby contributing to improving diagnostic accuracy, accelerating treatment, and streamlining workflows in clinics, laboratories, and entities linked to the medical sector.
She pointed out her participation in other events at the conference, hosted by the Arab Open University in Muscat, which included discussion panels to introduce the app and explore challenges facing innovation.
She expressed her gratitude and appreciation to the Research Authority of Oman for hosting the scientific event and providing a platform for Arab innovators and creators to exchange ideas and experiences.
The “Arab Innovators and Creators Conference” kicked off last Monday, with participation from a delegation from the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research and Kuwait University, to discuss mechanisms supporting the transition from idea to product, enhance the innovation and patent environment, and build sustainable Arab cooperation networks.
The Omani Research Authority organized the conference over three days, in collaboration with the Omani National Commission for Education, Culture and Science and the Arab Open University, and in coordination with the Arab Organization for Education, Culture and Science (ALECSO), attended by a select group of Arab innovators, experts, specialists, researchers, and entrepreneurs.
