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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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

  • Apply fluoride or sealants to teeth.

  • Produce or evaluate dental health educational materials.

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

  • Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.

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

  • Fill pulp chamber and canal with endodontic 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.

  • Remove diseased tissue, using surgical instruments.

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

  • Plan, organize, or maintain dental health programs.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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