Table 3.

Explanatory factors associated with the analyzed attitudes and perspectives (results from univariate logistic regression analyses).

ATITUDES AND PERSPECTIVES	Significant Association with	Exp (B)	95%CI	p-Value
ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE AI APPLICATIONS USE IN HEALTH CARE?	Being student Holding PhD Having dental specialization	0.575 6.671 2.431	0.35–0.92 3.21–13.86 1.43–4.12	p = 0.023 p < 0.001 p < 0.001
DO YOU USE OR FAMILIAR WITH USAGE OF CURRENT APPLICATIONS OF AI-BASED DENTAL SOFTWARE?	Holding PhD Having dental specialization	3.598 1.794	2.03–6.34 1.13–2.85	p < 0.001 p = 0.013
DO YOU THINK AI COULD REPLACE DENTISTS IN A DENTAL PRACTICE?	Being student	1.763	1.04–2.96	p = 0.033
DO YOU THINK AI SHOULD BE USED IN A DENTAL PRACTICE?	Being student	0.518	0.31–0.84	p = 0.009
HOW DO YOU ESTIMATE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FOLLOWING ETHICAL ISSUE: The lack of assigned accountability for consequences of AI-based decision	Being female	0.554	0.32–0.93	p = 0.027
HOW DO YOU ESTIMATE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FOLLOWING ETHICAL ISSUE: The lack of transparent and representative data used for AI software development	Being female	0.506	0.30–0.84	p = 0.009
HOW DO YOU ESTIMATE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FOLLOWING ETHICAL ISSUE: The lack of regulatory policy which governs AI use	Being female Being student	0.446 1.743	0.25–0.77 0.98–3.09	p = 0.004 p = 0.047
HOW DO YOU ESTIMATE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FOLLOWING ETHICAL ISSUE: The data protection and privacy issues associated with AI use not specified	Being female	0.384	0.22–0.65	p < 0.001
WHO SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR FALSE AI-BASED DECISION DUE TO ALGORITHMIC BIAS?	Being female	0.715	0.53–0.95	p = 0.02