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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

  • Fill pulp chamber and canal with endodontic materials.

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

  • 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.

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

  • Apply fluoride or sealants to teeth.

  • 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.

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

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

  • Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.

  • 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.

  • Produce or evaluate dental health educational materials.

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

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

  • Remove diseased tissue, using surgical instruments.

  • Plan, organize, or maintain dental health programs.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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