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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Dentist” 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%

“Dentist” 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%

“Dentist” 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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Plan, organize, or maintain dental health programs.

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

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

  • 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.

  • Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.

  • Produce or evaluate dental health educational materials.

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

  • Remove diseased tissue, using surgical instruments.

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

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

  • Apply fluoride or sealants to teeth.

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

  • Fill pulp chamber and canal with endodontic materials.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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