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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Crown and Bridge Technician (Crown and Bridge 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 Technician (Crown and Bridge 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 Technician (Crown and Bridge 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Prepare wax bite blocks and impression trays for use.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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