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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Family 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%

“Family 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%

“Family 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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • Apply fluoride or sealants to teeth.

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

  • Fill pulp chamber and canal with endodontic materials.

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

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

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

  • Plan, organize, or maintain dental health programs.

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

  • Produce or evaluate dental health educational materials.

  • Remove diseased tissue, using surgical instruments.

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

  • Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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