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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Prepare wax bite blocks and impression trays for use.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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