Mum-of-two says dentist called police during appointment over use of AI

A Melbourne woman says she was left ‘shocked’ after the police were called to a recent dental appointment of hers — all because she declined the use of AI during the check-up. Musician and composer Caerwin Martin, 52, says she’d gone in for a routine examination when the situation suddenly escalated. The dentist had asked for her consent to use an AI tool to record her notes. Which she declined. What followed, she says, was a bizarre and uncomfortable exchange that ended