Dental hygienist
Cleans patients' teeth, checks their mouth health, keeps health records, and advises on caring for teeth and gums.
Will AI replace dental hygienist jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 15 in 100 jobs. AI touches a small part of this work. Most of the job happens with your hands, your body or in person. 0% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Record and review patient medical histories
- Take continuing education courses to keep skills current
- Chart decay and disease for the dentist to diagnose and treat
What stays human
- Feel and look at gums for sores and signs of disease
- Check gums with probes for receding gums and gum disease
- Clean hard deposits and stains from teeth and under gums
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +8%. Typical pay: $98,100 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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