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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Public Health 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%

“Public Health 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%

“Public Health 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

  • Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.

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

  • Produce or evaluate dental health educational materials.

  • Apply fluoride or sealants to teeth.

  • Eliminate irritating margins of fillings and correct occlusions, 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.

  • 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.

  • Remove diseased tissue, using surgical instruments.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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