Dental Hygienists

Healthcare

AI exposure

  • Data source: BLSPublished: '26.08

    Low· relative

    LowFour relative bandsVery high

    Group-level value

    Scale, basis and source

    Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)

    831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band

    Source dataset (XLSX download)

  • Data source: AnthropicPublished: '26.03

    0.000

    0.000Range of values carried here0.745
    Scale, basis and source

    Observed exposure index, 0–1 as published

    Mapped onto O*NET tasks

    Source dataset

  • Data source: ILOPublished: '25

    0.16

    0.09Range of values carried here0.70

    Group-level value

    Scale, basis and source

    Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published

    ISCO-08 unit group — every occupation sharing the code gets this value

    Computed by this site, not published by the ILO: of the 1,012 occupations this site links to the ILO dataset, 92% score at or above this value.

    Source dataset

What kind of figure this source publishes

The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.

Task-level exposure

Exposed tasks only
TaskClaude.aiRaw / share %APIRaw / share %
Provide clinical services or health education to improve and maintain the oral health of patients or the general public.

29-2021

0.0115100.00.0117100.0
Not observed on any surface — 16 task(s) — These tasks have no row in the source for this release. The 0 in the share row is a display-stage composition ratio; absence is what the — in the raw row states.
Clean calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments.
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Feel and visually examine gums for sores and signs of disease.
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Chart conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist.
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Feel lymph nodes under patient's chin to detect swelling or tenderness that could indicate presence of oral cancer.
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Apply fluorides or other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.
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Examine gums, using probes, to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease.
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Expose and develop x-ray film.
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Remove excess cement from coronal surfaces of teeth.
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Administer local anesthetic agents.
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Record and review patient medical histories.
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Maintain dental equipment and sharpen and sterilize dental instruments.
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Maintain patient recall system.
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Make impressions for study casts.
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Conduct dental health clinics for community groups to augment services of dentist.
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Remove sutures and dressings.
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Place and remove rubber dams, matrices, and temporary restorations.
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Data sources & licenses — O*NET®, Anthropic Economic Index, Eloundou et al. (2023): see full notices on the Credits page

Occupation information

Recent Changes Affecting This Occupation

Mar 2026: Published evergreen blog post analyzing AI impact on Dental Hygienists. Automation risk 10%, AI exposure 22%, BLS projects 7% growth through 2034.

[Source: AI Changing Work Blog]

Mar 2026: Updated blog: 26% exposure (up from 22%), added advanced practice section.

[Source: ACW Blog]