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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

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

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

  • Plan, organize, or maintain dental health programs.

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

  • Apply fluoride or sealants to teeth.

  • Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.

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

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

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

  • Fill pulp chamber and canal with endodontic materials.

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

  • Produce or evaluate dental health educational materials.

Technologies & Software

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

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