Next Dental Ep 5: Dr Yasmin Kottait on AI & Kids’ Dentistry

DUBAI, UAE — 14 August 2025 — Next Dental today releases Episode 5: “AI vs Empathy in Kids’ Dentistry”, featuring Dubai’s celebrated pediatric dentist Dr Yasmin Kottait—widely known as the Tooth Fairy—in conversation with host Dr Khalil Karam. The episode asks a timely question for every clinic and parent: Can artificial intelligence improve children’s dental care without losing the human connection that makes treatment work?

Across a fast-moving, practical discussion, Dr Kottait explains how she designs a patient journey that blends kid-friendly technology (STA computer-assisted anesthesia, nitrous oxide, digital recalls) with age- and personality-specific behavior guidance—and where AI genuinely helps (documentation, growth modeling, risk prediction) versus where it can’t (empathy, trust, and behavior change).

“Use AI to lighten the journey—reports, reminders, growth models—not to replace judgment or love,” says Dr Kottait. “Children don’t come for a perfect filling; they come for connection.”“The language of this era is AI,” adds host Dr Karam. “But in pediatrics, over-reliance can blunt our skills. This episode shows how to keep thehuman intelligencein the loop.”

Episode Highlights

Behavior guidance that works: How to tailor scripts and strategies by age bands (0–3, 3–6+) and child personality—before you touch a mirror or probe.
Parents & prevention: Moving families beyond “baby teeth don’t matter,” tackling bullying and self-esteem, and building a prevention-first routine.
Where AI shines: Charting and documentation, clinic KPIs, caries-risk modeling, orthodontic growth tracking—plus guardrails for diagnostic AI.
Where AI falls short: Over-reliance risks for clinicians and students, screen-time pitfalls for kids, and why empathy is not automatable.
Quality at scale: Using data to coach teams and standardize care—without losing the warm, playful “Tooth Fairy” experience.

About the Guest

Dr Yasmin Kottait is a Dubai-based Specialist Pediatric Dentist known as the Tooth Fairy, with nearly two decades of experience. She is recognized for inclusive, sensory-aware care for autistic and neurodiverse children and for transforming anxious first visits into confident smiles.

Where to listen

Listeners can follow NextDental on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, iHeart and other major audio platforms. Full video episodes will be available exclusively on the Remedico YouTube channel.

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About “Next Dental”

Launched in April 2025, “Next Dental” features in-depth conversations with innovators who are redefining clinical workflows, digital labs, and patient care. Season 1 will deliver 10–15 episodes, each pairing a domain expert with a rotating host for insight-packed, clinic-ready dialogue.

About Remedico

Remedico® is a leading dental-software company dedicated to transforming clinic operations through smart appointments, AI-driven charting, and 3D patient visualization. With its flagship Remedico EMR platform and the newly launched Dentaverse®, the firm empowers practices in 25 countries to deliver faster, smarter, patient-centric care.