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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Dental Aide” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #303 of 702. Estimated risk: 51.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

48%

“Dental Aide” 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 48% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

52%

“Dental Aide” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 52% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Dental Assistants, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Perform limited clinical duties under the direction of a dentist. Clinical duties may include equipment preparation and sterilization, preparing patients for treatment, assisting the dentist during treatment, and providing patients with instructions for oral healthcare procedures. May perform administrative duties such as scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes.

Avg. Annual Salary $48,860
Avg. Hourly Wage $23.49
Available Jobs (US) 375,430
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Dental Assistants #31-9091
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Dental Assistants”

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AI Risk 60%
Robot Risk 35%

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AI Risk 57%
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AI Risk 57%
Robot Risk 48%

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AI Risk 47%
Robot Risk 47%

Nursing Assistants

AI Risk 46%
Robot Risk 45%

Medical Equipment Preparers

AI Risk 42%
Robot Risk 63%

Core Skills & Abilities

  • Order and monitor dental supplies and equipment inventory.

  • Record treatment information in patient records.

  • Clean and polish removable appliances.

  • Take and record medical and dental histories and vital signs of patients.

  • Provide postoperative instructions prescribed by dentist.

  • Prepare patient, sterilize or disinfect instruments, set up instrument trays, prepare materials, or assist dentist during dental procedures.

  • Assist dentist in management of medical or dental emergencies.

  • Fabricate temporary restorations or custom impressions from preliminary impressions.

  • Make preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.

  • Fabricate and fit orthodontic appliances and materials for patients, such as retainers, wires, or bands.

  • Pour, trim, and polish study casts.

  • Instruct patients in oral hygiene and plaque control programs.

  • Clean teeth, using dental instruments.

  • Expose dental diagnostic x-rays.

  • Schedule appointments, prepare bills and receive payment for dental services, complete insurance forms, and maintain records, manually or using computer.

  • Apply protective coating of fluoride to teeth.

Technologies & Software

  • Henry Schein Dentrix
  • Microsoft Excel
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Kodak Dental Systems Kodak SOFTDENT Practice management software PMS
  • Patterson Dental Supply Patterson EagleSoft
  • Email software
  • Open Dental
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Nuance DAX (Microsoft)
  • Microsoft Copilot
  • Word processing software
  • The Systems Workplace TDOCS
  • Web browser software
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Quicken
  • Light curing units
  • Articulators
  • Contouring orthodontic pliers
  • Electric endodontic handpieces
  • Tongue forceps
  • Bench lathes
  • Needles
  • Steam sterilizers
  • Band seating pliers
  • Dental tweezers
  • Matrix bands
  • Collar scissors
  • Cotton forceps
  • Caries detection aids
  • Cartridge syringes
  • Air compressors
  • Splinter forceps
  • Rubber dam punches
  • Autoclaves
  • Air/water syringes
  • High-velocity evacuators
  • Pulp testers
  • High-intensity lights
  • Computerized pressure/vacuum casting systems
  • Crown scissors
  • Steam cleaning equipment
  • Protective shielding equipment
  • Dental chairs
  • Orthodontic band pushers
  • Model trimmers
  • Rotary handpieces
  • Dental handpieces
  • Dental scalers
  • Sterilizers
  • Single-ended periodontal probes
  • Rubber dams
  • Amalgamators
  • Burs
  • Needle holders
  • Electronic blood pressure devices
  • Gingival retraction cords
  • Extracting forceps
  • Evacuator systems
  • Intraoral x ray equipment
  • Personal computers
  • Radiation dosimeters
  • Bite blocks
  • Impression trays
  • Posterior matrices
  • Denture, acrylic and porcelain polishing kits
  • Aspirating syringes
  • Dental crimping pliers
  • Torqueing pliers
  • Universal curettes
  • Orthodontic brackets
  • Double-ended probes
  • Electrosurgery units
  • Bitewing film holders
  • Prophylaxis angles
  • Dental spatulas
  • Electric surgical handpieces
  • Electronic calculus detectors
  • Rubber dam clamp forceps
  • Thyroid collars
  • Filling instruments
  • Offset utility pliers
  • Orthodontic separators
  • Straight utility pliers
  • Root elevators
  • Orthodontic pliers
  • Dental wedges
  • Dental furniture units
  • Denture model presses
  • Intraoral detailing pliers
  • Gracey curettes
  • Ultrasonic sterilization units
  • Amalgam carriers
  • Dental retainers
  • High-speed handpieces
  • Apex locators
  • Dental x ray film processors
  • Electric general dentistry handpieces
  • Vacuum formers
  • Pulse oximeters
  • Hemostatic forceps
  • X ray machine cones
  • Panoramic x ray equipment
  • Instrument sharpening devices
  • Headgear
  • Saliva ejectors
  • Dental cutting instruments
  • Chemiclaves
  • Dental laser systems
  • Thermal disinfectors
  • Dental explorers
  • Air abrasion units
  • Dental pliers
  • Oxygen tanks
  • Slow-speed dental handpieces
  • Dental x ray machines
  • Power vacuum mixers
  • Lead aprons
  • Manual blood pressure cuffs
  • Molar clamps
  • Orthodontic band slitters

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