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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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Remove diseased tissue, using surgical instruments.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Fill pulp chamber and canal with endodontic materials.

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

  • Apply fluoride or sealants to teeth.

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

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

  • Plan, organize, or maintain dental health programs.

  • Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.

Technologies & Software

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

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