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AI exposure Healthcare practitioners and technical

Will AI replace orthodontists?

Orthodontists. US occupation 29-1023.

0.0%

of the time orthodontists spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of orthodontists' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 346 of 756 US occupations. No AI use seen in the work yet, along with 410 other occupations.No handover started yet, along with 410 other occupations.

Average US job 7.7%

Among the least exposed jobs there are.Still waiting for liberation.

What AI already does for orthodontistsWhat orthodontists no longer do alone

O*NET lists 10 tasks for orthodontists. AI use at work shows up in 1 of them, though too little of the job's time goes on them to register in the exposure figure. Each score runs from 0.5, where every observed use helps a person with the task, to 1, where every use does the task outright.

  1. Prepare diagnostic and treatment records.Core task mostly automated 0.88

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

9 of the 10 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Adjust dental appliances to produce and maintain normal function.Core task
  • Coordinate orthodontic services with other dental and medical services.Core task
  • Design and fabricate appliances, such as space maintainers, retainers, and labial and lingual arch wires.Core task
  • Diagnose teeth and jaw or other dental-facial abnormalities.Core task
  • Examine patients to assess abnormalities of jaw development, tooth position, and other dental-facial structures.Core task
  • Fit dental appliances in patients' mouths to alter the position and relationship of teeth and jaws or to realign teeth.Core task
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  • Instruct dental officers and technical assistants in orthodontic procedures and techniques.Core task
  • Provide patients with proposed treatment plans and cost estimates.Core task
  • Study diagnostic records, such as medical or dental histories, plaster models of the teeth, photos of a patient's face and teeth, and X-rays, to develop patient treatment plans.Core task

How that compares

Among the 65 healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, orthodontists rank 47. The group averages 4.1%, and its most exposed job is Medical Records Specialists at 66.7%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

Level with 0.0%

  1. 346Optometrists 0.0%
  2. 346Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 0.0%
  3. 346Orderlies 0.0%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.