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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “General 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%

“General 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%

“General 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

  • Produce or evaluate dental health educational materials.

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

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

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

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

  • Fill pulp chamber and canal with endodontic 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.

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

  • Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.

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

  • Apply fluoride or sealants to teeth.

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

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

  • Remove diseased tissue, using surgical instruments.

  • Plan, organize, or maintain dental health programs.

  • 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.

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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