OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
3%
of this role’s work is already showing up in real Claude usage (Anthropic Economic Index).
Mostly fireproof. AI hands you the paperwork and steps back.
25% of this role’s O*NET tasks are within reach of today’s AI. That is the core-weighted exposure score from Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”). It measures a capability ceiling, not a headcount forecast. Mostly safe. AI helps around the edges, but the job stays human.
WHAT AI CAN ALREADY DO
- Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications
- Formulate plan of treatment for patient's teeth and mouth tissue
- Advise or instruct patients regarding preventive dental care, the causes and treatment of dental problems, or oral health care services
- Analyze or evaluate dental needs to determine changes or trends in patterns of dental disease
- Plan, organize, or maintain dental health programs
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
- Use masks, gloves, and safety glasses to protect patients and self from infectious diseases
- Administer anesthetics to limit the amount of pain experienced by patients during procedures
- Use dental air turbines, hand instruments, dental appliances, or surgical implements
- Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, or malformations of teeth, gums, or related oral structures and provide preventive or corrective services
- Fill pulp chamber and canal with endodontic materials
THE HONEST PART. A percentage is not a pink slip. High exposure usually means a role shrinks and shifts toward judgment, direction and responsibility: the parts a model can’t sign its name to. Exposure ≠ displacement. Breathe.
"My job is 25% cooked. What’s yours?"
SOURCES: O*NET 30.3 occupational tasks · Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”,
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last updated 2026-07-16