Rodrigo F. Rangel, DDS, MS, is a first-year periodontology resident at Harvard University. He has worked in several technology commercialization roles including product development, market research, and tech transfer. Rangel is a clinician-engineer devoted to innovating within the fields of dental, oral, and craniofacial medicine.
From enhancing clinical documentation with AI-powered speech recognition to revolutionizing diagnostic image analysis, the benefits provided by AI and augmented intelligence are many.
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