Automation index
How much of a Dental technician’s job can AI already do?
A scan and a first design come earlier. A tooth that actually occludes does not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Dental technician
22%
AI can already do 22% of this job.
#372 / 633
View rankingDental technician
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Scan, design and nest the prosthesis.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Wax, cast, mill and stain.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 12% | +2.4 |
Try-in with the dentist.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Orders, deadlines and lab charts.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Fit, occlusion and remakes.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 16% | +2.6 |
Dust, oven and not delivering a crooked tooth.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Scan, design and nest the prosthesis
- Wax, cast, mill and stain
- Try-in with the dentist
- Orders, deadlines and lab charts
- Fit, occlusion and remakes
- protesico dental
- dental technician
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-9081.00· ESCO/ISCO 3214
IS WORK OVER?
Operating room nurse
20%
#451 / 633
View rankingOperating room nurse
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Set the table, checklist and the patient card.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 36% | +5.8 |
Scrub, anticipate and not break the field.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 8% | +1.8 |
Count swabs, needles and the record.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Circulate, stocks and the turnaround.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Emergency, the bleeder and the table change.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Nothing left inside and signing the count.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 12% | +1.7 |
| Total | 100% | 20% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- scrub
- surgical checklist
- swab count
- set the table
- circulate
- sterile field
- theatre
- anticipate the surgeon
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-1141.00· ESCO/ISCO 2221