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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Periodontist” 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%

“Periodontist” 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%

“Periodontist” 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

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

  • Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.

  • Apply fluoride or sealants to teeth.

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

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

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

  • Fill pulp chamber and canal with endodontic materials.

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Remove diseased tissue, using surgical instruments.

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

  • Plan, organize, or maintain dental health programs.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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