Episode 986

986: Security in AI for Your Dental Practice – Travis Wentworth

Published on: 24th December, 2025

Everyone from your kids to your vet is using AI. But how should you use it in your dental practice? In this episode, Kirk Behrendt brings back Travis Wentworth, cybersecurity expert from Intelligence Quest, to share some best practices that you and your dental team should know when using AI. To learn about the precautions to take to keep your patients and practice safe, listen to Episode 986 of The Best Practices Show!

Learn More About Travis:

  1. Follow Travis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travis_iq
  2. Join Travis on Twitter: https://x.com/travisiq
  3. Learn more about Intelligence Quest: https://intelligencequest.com
  4. Watch Intelligence Quest on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@intelligencequest

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Episode Resources:

  1. Watch the video version of Episode 986: https://www.youtube.com/@actdental/videos

Main Takeaways:

  1. Create clear policies for AI use in your practice.
  2. Never enter HIPAA-compliant information into AI models.
  3. Only enter publicly available information when giving context to AI.
  4. Do your due diligence and ensure that the AI you're using is compliant.
  5. AI will be utilized more in the future. Start using it now so you're not left behind.

Snippets:

0:00 Introduction.

1:47 Travis’s background.

4:18 The current state of AI.

6:01 AI security basics and best practices.

10:46 Uses for ChatGPT in a dental practice.

12:24 Security practices when using AI.

14:02 Other things to be aware of.

16:35 Are our devices always spying on us?

21:02 The future of AI.

28:16 Have policies in place for AI use.

29:58 Last thoughts.

32:17 More about Intelligence Quest and how to get in touch.

Travis Wentworth Bio:

Dr. Travis Wentworth has been training students in engineering, networking, and cybersecurity for over a decade. He received his PhD in engineering from the University of Kansas in 2015 and completed a Postdoctoral Research fellowship at the University of Chalmers in Gothenburg, Sweden. While there, he was part of the world-renowned research group led by Dr. Louise Olsson and had the privilege to work with the European Union, Swedish Research Council, Volvo, and Chalmers University.

As a researcher, instructor, and consultant, Travis has presented his technical content to far-reaching corners of the globe including China, Germany, and Sweden, to name a few. Returning to the United States in 2017, he narrowed his emphasis to cybersecurity and networking training.

Travis has a diverse background with a proclivity in the acquisition and analysis of public and proprietary data. He is a published author in numerous peer-reviewed journals for computer modeling and catalysis and is well-versed in programming, networking, data acquisition, and cybersecurity.

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