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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)” 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%

“Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)” 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%

“Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)” 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 dental air turbines, hand instruments, dental appliances, or surgical implements.

  • Remove diseased tissue, using surgical instruments.

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

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

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

  • Plan, organize, or maintain dental health programs.

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

  • Fill pulp chamber and canal with endodontic materials.

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

  • Apply fluoride or sealants to teeth.

  • Produce or evaluate dental health educational materials.

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

  • Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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