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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

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

  • Plan, organize, or maintain dental health programs.

  • Remove diseased tissue, using surgical instruments.

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

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

  • Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • Produce or evaluate dental health educational materials.

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

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

  • Apply fluoride or sealants to teeth.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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