More associates and more women in dental practice
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- Published: Wednesday, 03 September 2014 07:43
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Of the 23,723 dentists who "performed" in NHS general dental services in the last year, 19,310 were associates; only 18.6% of dentists held a contract with the NHS, according to figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). The data also showed that 46% of the workforce were female and amongst the under-45s women were in the majority.
The HSCIC report shows that a total of 23,723 dentists performed NHS activity during 2013/14. This is an increase of 522 (2.2 per cent) on 2012/13, and 3,563 (17.7 per cent) more than 2006/07.
In 2013/14, there were 4,413 providing performer dentists (practice owners). These dentists have a direct contractual relationship with NHS England Area Team, and make up 18.6 per cent of all dentists. This proportion has been decreasing in each year and compares to 2006/07 when 37.6 per cent of dentists were providing performers.
The shift to a greater percentage of performer only dentists (associates) continues. In 2006/07, 62.4 per cent of dentists were performer only. This percentage has increased to 81.4 per cent in 2013/14.
The increase in the proportion of female dentists also continues. In 2013/14 this has risen to 46.1 per cent of the dental workforce, from 38.8 per cent in 2006/07. The number of female dentists stood at 10,944, a 3.8 per cent increase on the previous year and a 39.9 per cent increase on 2006/07. However among the under 35s the proportion of women stood at 53.9%; amongst the 35-44 year old cohort females accounted for 50.5%
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