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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Dental Surgery Doctor (DDS)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #19 of 702. Estimated risk: 0.4%

Directly assessed by researchers as unlikely to be automatable
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AI Exposure Risk

44%

“Dental Surgery Doctor (DDS)” will probably not be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 44% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

58%

“Dental Surgery Doctor (DDS)” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 58% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Dentists, General, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Examine, diagnose, and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums. May treat diseases of nerve, pulp, and other dental tissues affecting oral hygiene and retention of teeth. May fit dental appliances or provide preventive care.

Avg. Annual Salary $196,100
Avg. Hourly Wage $94.28
Available Jobs (US) 113,490
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Dentists, General #29-1021
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Dentists, General”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Use masks, gloves, and safety glasses to protect patients and self from infectious diseases.

  • Plan, organize, or maintain dental health programs.

  • Administer anesthetics to limit the amount of pain experienced by patients during procedures.

  • Formulate plan of treatment for patient's teeth and mouth tissue.

  • Advise or instruct patients regarding preventive dental care, the causes and treatment of dental problems, or oral health care services.

  • Treat exposure of pulp by pulp capping, removal of pulp from pulp chamber, or root canal, using dental instruments.

  • Produce or evaluate dental health educational materials.

  • Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.

  • Design, make, or fit prosthodontic appliances, such as space maintainers, bridges, or dentures, or write fabrication instructions or prescriptions for denturists or dental technicians.

  • Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, or malformations of teeth, gums, or related oral structures and provide preventive or corrective services.

  • Perform oral or periodontal surgery on the jaw or mouth.

  • Remove diseased tissue, using surgical instruments.

  • Bleach, clean, or polish teeth to restore natural color.

  • Fill pulp chamber and canal with endodontic materials.

  • Apply fluoride or sealants to teeth.

  • Examine teeth, gums, and related tissues, using dental instruments, x-rays, or other diagnostic equipment, to evaluate dental health, diagnose diseases or abnormalities, and plan appropriate treatments.

  • Manage business aspects such as employing or supervising staff or handling paperwork or insurance claims.

  • Use dental air turbines, hand instruments, dental appliances, or surgical implements.

  • Eliminate irritating margins of fillings and correct occlusions, using dental instruments.

  • Analyze or evaluate dental needs to determine changes or trends in patterns of dental disease.

Technologies & Software

  • PEB XLDent
  • OCS Office-Partner
  • AlphaDent
  • Dental clinical records software
  • ToothPics software
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Kodak Dental Systems Kodak PRACTICEWORKS Practice management software PMS
  • Windent OMS
  • Web browser software
  • Data Team DDS
  • Glass AI
  • Genesis Dental
  • Amboss AI
  • Practice management software PMS
  • Perplexity AI
  • Teleo Practice Services The Complete Practitioner
  • Henry Schein EndoVision
  • Henry Schein PerioVision
  • DSN Software Dental-Exec
  • ACE Dental
  • Patterson Dental Supply Patterson EagleSoft
  • AltaPoint Data Systems AltaPoint Dental
  • Abridge
  • Windent SQL
  • DentiMax
  • Microsoft Office software
  • EZ 2000
  • Accounting software
  • MDC Services DentalMate
  • Word processing software
  • DSN Software Perio-Exec
  • Nabla Copilot
  • Open Dental
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Henry Schein Easy Dental
  • MOGO Dental Software MOGO
  • Microsoft Excel
  • ABELSoft ABELDent
  • Voice-activated perio charting software
  • Dental intra-oral imaging software
  • Dental imaging software
  • Kodak Dental Systems Kodak SOFTDENT Practice management software PMS
  • eClinicalWorks EHR software
  • Nuance DAX (Microsoft)
  • Epic AI
  • Henry Schein Dentrix
  • Dental charting software
  • Dental digital radiology software
  • DSN Software Oral Surgery-Exec
  • Henry Schein DentalVision Professional
  • Interproximal carvers
  • Dental wire cutters
  • Root canal spreaders
  • Cotton pliers
  • Dental x ray protective aprons
  • Single-ended periodontal probes
  • Prophylaxis brushes
  • Intraoral camera systems
  • Safety glasses
  • Laryngeal mask airways LMA
  • Endodontic micro-torches
  • Dental electrosurgery devices
  • Sharpening stones
  • Explorers
  • Prophylaxis angles
  • Root canal files
  • Matrix retainers
  • Pedodontic forceps
  • Slow-speed dental handpieces
  • Anterior forceps
  • Tissue retractors
  • Digital medical thermometers
  • Prophy contra angle head assemblies
  • Rubber dam clamps
  • Fiberoptic aspirators
  • Amalgam wells
  • Dental carbon dioxide CO2 lasers
  • Straight dental handpieces
  • Suture scissors
  • Plastic filling instruments
  • Cement placing instruments
  • High-speed evacuators
  • Curved hemostats
  • Air/water syringes
  • Digital radiographic equipment
  • Dental scissors
  • Dental carvers
  • Automated external defibrillators AED
  • Bulb irrigators
  • Headsets
  • Protective gowns
  • Needle holders
  • Posterior scalers
  • Fiberoptic diagnostic probes
  • Root canal reamers
  • Dental impression trays
  • Air/water syringe tips
  • Dental air abrasion systems
  • Contra angle sheaths
  • Double-end explorers
  • Curved mosquito forceps
  • Periodontal pocket markers
  • Dental margin trimmers
  • Amalgam bands
  • Ultrasonic scaler tips
  • Pulp testers
  • Apex locators
  • Straight attachments
  • Amalgam retainers
  • Tooth-whitening argon lasers
  • Automatic film processing systems
  • Dental chisels
  • Wire and arch bar scissors
  • Ultrasonic cleaners
  • Dycal instruments
  • Photo-activated disinfection systems
  • Cricothyrotomy devices
  • Rongeur forceps
  • Surgical scissors
  • Crane picks
  • Dental matrix bands
  • Dental aspiration syringes
  • Dental mouth prop or bite block or gag
  • Wiring pliers
  • Periodontal knives
  • Dental laboratory plaster traps
  • Dental laboratory lathes
  • Dental syringes
  • Dental mallets
  • Eyewash stations
  • Endodontic pluggers
  • Extraoral x ray equipment
  • Root tip picks
  • Prophylaxis cups
  • Porcelain crown pliers
  • Rubber dam punches
  • Gates-Glidden drills
  • Disimpaction forceps
  • Thyroid collars
  • Endo excavators
  • Surgical gloves
  • Gutta percha dispensers
  • Cement spatulas
  • Dental condensers
  • Desktop computers
  • Straight mosquito forceps
  • Rubber dam frames
  • Anterior scalers
  • Crown removers
  • Plaster vibrators
  • Articulating paper forceps
  • Bridge removers
  • Broaches
  • Gauze packers
  • Dental burnishers
  • Chin-length plastic face shields
  • Spoon excavators
  • Oral evacuation equipment
  • Occlusal force analysis systems
  • Chemical vapor sterilizers
  • Scanners
  • Dental handpieces
  • Sickles
  • Molar forceps
  • Tongue retractors
  • Root canal enlargers
  • Pluggers
  • Towel clamps
  • Intraoral printers
  • Cross-bar elevators
  • Capnographs
  • Dental excavating burs
  • Amalgam condensers
  • Tooth color shade guides
  • Periodontal elevators
  • Blood pressure monitors
  • Composite placing instruments
  • Crown scissors
  • Ligature instruments
  • Dental lasers
  • Scalpels
  • Nitrous oxide administration equipment
  • Dental operating lights
  • Straight elevators
  • Fiberoptic periosteal elevators
  • Periodontal curettes
  • Mouth mirrors
  • Dental wax spatuals
  • Foot controls
  • Straight hemostats
  • Amalgam carriers
  • Angled pliers
  • Root canal barbed broaches
  • Surgical elevators
  • Fiberoptic dental mirrors
  • Single-end explorers
  • Pretracheal stethoscopes
  • Saliva ejectors
  • Bone clamps
  • Plaster knives
  • Root canal rasps
  • Furcation probes
  • Air compressors
  • Double-end periodontal probes
  • Endodontic obturating cones
  • Thyroid shields
  • Tongue forceps
  • Periosteal elevators
  • Dental fiberoptic retractors
  • Manual film processing systems
  • Metric calipers
  • Rubber dam clamp forceps
  • High heat sterilizers
  • Electrically powered dental amalgamators
  • Root elevators
  • Awls
  • Angle dental handpieces
  • Enamel hatchets
  • Metal spatulas
  • Panoramic x ray equipment
  • Bite blocks
  • Notebook computers
  • Dental excavators
  • Ball bearing contra angle assemblies
  • Turvey maxillary expander
  • Copalite bands
  • Masks
  • Straight scissors
  • Dental drills
  • Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG dental lasers
  • Root canal pluggers
  • Periotomes
  • Instrument sharpeners
  • Pointing devices
  • Surgical masks
  • Dental chairs
  • Bone files
  • Visible light curing units
  • Intraoral x ray equipment
  • Crown splitting forceps
  • Dental cord packing instruments
  • Pulse oximeters
  • Daylight loader film processing systems
  • Biscuspid forceps
  • Bayonet forceps
  • Surgical burs
  • Copalite retainers
  • Model trimmers
  • Periodontal probing devices
  • Personal computers
  • Spoons
  • Autoclaves
  • Crown removing pliers
  • Band setters
  • Tissue forceps
  • Surgical handles
  • Intraoral microscope systems
  • High-speed dental handpieces

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