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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Crown and Bridge Dental Laboratory Technician (Crown and Bridge Dental Lab Tech)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #651 of 702. Estimated risk: 97.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

54%

“Crown and Bridge Dental Laboratory Technician (Crown and Bridge Dental Lab Tech)” will maybe 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 54% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

54%

“Crown and Bridge Dental Laboratory Technician (Crown and Bridge Dental Lab Tech)” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 54% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Dental Laboratory Technicians, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Construct and repair full or partial dentures or dental appliances.

Avg. Annual Salary $54,060
Avg. Hourly Wage $25.99
Available Jobs (US) 33,920
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Dental Laboratory Technicians #51-9081
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Dental Laboratory Technicians”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Rebuild or replace linings, wire sections, or missing teeth to repair dentures.

  • Melt metals or mix plaster, porcelain, or acrylic pastes and pour materials into molds or over frameworks to form dental prostheses or apparatuses.

  • Prepare metal surfaces for bonding with porcelain to create artificial teeth, using small hand tools.

  • Place tooth models on an apparatus that mimics bite and movement of patient's jaw to evaluate functionality of model.

  • Prepare wax bite blocks and impression trays for use.

  • Build and shape wax teeth, using small hand instruments and information from observations or dentists' specifications.

  • Remove excess metal or porcelain and polish surfaces of prostheses or frameworks, using polishing machines.

  • Test appliances for conformance to specifications and accuracy of occlusion, using articulators and micrometers.

  • Train or supervise other dental technicians or dental laboratory bench workers.

  • Apply porcelain paste or wax over prosthesis frameworks or setups, using brushes and spatulas.

  • Fill chipped or low spots in surfaces of devices, using acrylic resins.

  • Load newly constructed teeth into porcelain furnaces to bake the porcelain onto the metal framework.

  • Shape and solder wire and metal frames or bands for dental products, using soldering irons and hand tools.

  • Fabricate, alter, or repair dental devices, such as dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays, or appliances for straightening teeth.

  • Read prescriptions or specifications and examine models or impressions to determine the design of dental products to be constructed.

  • Mold wax over denture setups to form the full contours of artificial gums.

  • Create a model of patient's mouth by pouring plaster into a dental impression and allowing plaster to set.

Technologies & Software

  • Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
  • Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
  • Cognex Vision AI
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Mainstreet Systems & Software DentaLab/PC II
  • Bookkeeping software
  • Sight Machine AI
  • Dental product design software
  • Inventory management software
  • Database management software
  • Easy Solutions Easy Lab
  • Laboratory Systems Group Lab Manager
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Siemens Industrial AI
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Graphics software
  • Rockwell Automation AI
  • Mainstreet Systems & Software DentaRX
  • Jenmar International DL-Plus
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Microsoft Office software
  • ABB AI Robotics
  • DeepSeek
  • Dental product manufacturing software
  • Email software
  • Computer imaging software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Web browser software
  • Computer aided design CAD software
  • LabMagic
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Scheduling software
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • Inventrix Labtrac
  • Gemini (Google)
  • Microsoft Word
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Word processing software
  • Dental laboratory torches
  • Air scribes
  • Soft brushes
  • Bunsen burners
  • Porcelain furnaces
  • Electric burnout furnaces
  • Dental buffing wheels
  • Surgical knives
  • Impression syringes
  • Dental laboratory curing lights
  • Dental laboratory alcohol torches
  • Pneumatic presses
  • Matrix retainers
  • Dental laboratory high-speed lathes
  • Articulators
  • Model duster brushes
  • Dental amalgamators
  • Dental laboratory pressure molding devices
  • Dental laboratory vacuum extractors
  • Dental vibrators
  • Dental pliers
  • Crown holders
  • Personal computers
  • Dental laboratory die mold fabrication systems
  • Laser printers
  • Notebook computers
  • Build-up brushes
  • Crucibles
  • Mobile mixers
  • Amalgam dispensers
  • Dental laboratory microblasters
  • Ultrasonic cleaners
  • Dental laboratory bench lathes
  • Culture plates
  • Dental laboratory vacuum formers
  • Arcon articulators
  • Desktop computers
  • Auto chucks
  • Clinical scales
  • Dental burs
  • Laboratory beakers
  • Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG dental lasers
  • Dental plaster knives
  • Dental laboratory pumice lathes
  • Dental finishing stones
  • Mortars and pestles
  • Dental laboratory dust collectors
  • Dental laboratory centrifugal casting units
  • Dental wax carvers
  • Culture tubes
  • Water purification systems
  • Steam cleaners
  • Diamond wheels
  • Diamond burs
  • Air compressors
  • Stereo microscopes
  • Electronically operated mallets
  • Water baths
  • Split flasks
  • Dental laboratory solderers
  • Dental laboratory sandblasters
  • Porcelain slicers
  • Dowel pin drills
  • Dental laboratory model trimmers
  • Dental lab microscopes
  • Acrylic cutters
  • Micrometers
  • Mechanical dental instrument sharpeners
  • Conventional lathes
  • Prophylaxis brushes
  • Spot-welding equipment
  • Dental milling machines
  • Grinding machines
  • Semiadjustable articulators
  • Injection flasks
  • Laboratory flow meters
  • Dental laboratory casting machines
  • Anatomic articulators
  • Glazer vacuum furnaces
  • Dental ovens
  • Amalgam instruments
  • Dental surveyors
  • Shielded arc welding tools
  • Adjustable articulators
  • Crucible formers
  • Dental handpieces
  • Dental laboratory wax heaters
  • Dental wax spatuals
  • Inlay furnaces
  • Digital cameras
  • Dental laboratory vacuum-mixing devices
  • Hygrobaths
  • Dental laboratory vacuum pumps
  • Flask presses
  • Dental polishing machines
  • Curette scalers
  • Dental finishing wheels
  • Light microscopes
  • Shade guides
  • Electronic precision balances
  • Dental rotary cutting equipment
  • Dental laboratory gold platers
  • Impression trays
  • Dental polishing brushes
  • Casting torches

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