As of June 2026, Dental Assistants has an AI-exposure score of 53/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.

AI Exposure Score for

Dental Assistants

53/100
Elevated exposure
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More exposed than 40% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$48,070. About 52,900 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).

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Role snapshot

What this role usually involves

O*NET 29.1 exact occupation

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.

Common titles
Certified Dental Assistant (CDA)Dental Assistant (DA)Expanded Duty Dental Assistant (EDDA)Registered Dental Assistant (RDA)Certified Registered Dental AssistantExpanded Dental Assistant
Typical preparation
Medium Preparation Needed: Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training,...
Skills and knowledge
SpeakingReading ComprehensionActive LearningInstructingMonitoringService Orientation
Tools and technology
Henry Schein DentrixMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareEmail softwareKodak Dental Systems Kodak SOFTDENT Practice management software PMSOpen Dental
Work context
Frequent contact with othersTelephoneFace-to-face discussionsIndoor controlled settingRepeating tasks

Source: O*NET 29.1 exact occupation - Dental Assistants, SOC 31-9091.00. Context describes the role; the AI-exposure score remains a separate task-exposure estimate.

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Dental Assistants tasks, by AI exposure

Automatable
  • Schedule appointments, prepare bills and receive payment for dental services, complete insurance forms, and maintain records, manually or using computer.
  • Record treatment information in patient records.
  • Take and record medical and dental histories and vital signs of patients.
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Augmentable
  • Make preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
  • Pour, trim, and polish study casts.
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Durable

No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (81%).

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Dental Assistants — median pay by US state (BLS OEWS, USD)

California: US$50,110New York: US$48,110Texas: US$45,430

Median annual wage, in USD. US national: US$48,070. More states are being added.

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