Health
Dental assistant
Key facts
This job is hiring in the United States; its exposure to AI is low. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, low according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +7.6% (BLS).
The job
Dental assistants and therapists (ISCO 3251). Dental assistants and therapists provide basic dental care services for the prevention and treatment of diseases and disorders of the teeth and mouth, according to care plans and procedures established by a dentist or other oral health professional.
Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.
15 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- dental assistant
- dental chairside assistant
- dental hygienist
- dental support worker
- dental therapist
- oral health practitioner
- oral health specialist
- oral health therapist
- orthodontic nurse
- orthodontic therapist
- qualified dental hygienist
- qualified dental nurse
- registered dental hygienist
- trainee dental hygienist
- trainee dental nurse
Training
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Gauges
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Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
- Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
- Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.