Dental Workforce


Page last updated: 30-JAN-2007

Dental Workforce


 

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D: Number of dentists


All of the tables below are National Statistics releases.
Latest data available are as at 30th September 2006 (last updated 30th January 2007).

This section provides information on the number of dentists working in NHSScotland.  Information is presented as headcount or Whole Time Equivalent (WTE). WTE adjusts headcount figures to take account of part-time staff. It is important to note that information is not collected on the working hours of dentists in the General Dental Service (GDS). Data for the GDS show the number of dentists in post (headcount), not the WTE.  Tables are available via the links below.

The Dental Workforce Project utilises nationally-held data for workforce planning purposes. This includes predictions of future supply and workforce requirements for dentists. Click here for more information on this project.

The chart below shows the trend in the total number of dentists over the past 10 years at 30th September. Note that figures shown in this chart are headcount.

      

Sep 96-06 dentists counts

All General, Hospital and Community Dentists
Latest data available are at 30th September 2006 (last updated 30th January 2007). 

D1 - General, Hospital and Community Dentists (Headcount)   
 link to a microsoft excel fileby Region   
 link to a microsoft excel fileby NHS Board

D2 - General, Hospital and Community Dentists (Whole Time Equivalent)   
 link to a microsoft excel fileby Region   
 link to a microsoft excel fileby NHS Board

D3 - General, Hospital and Community Dentists by gender   
 link to a microsoft excel fileby Region   
 link to a microsoft excel fileby NHS Board

D4 - General, Hospital and Community Dentists by age group   
 link to a microsoft excel fileby Region   
 link to a microsoft excel fileby NHS Board


Latest data available are at 31st March 2006 (last updated 28th September 2006).

D5 - General Dental Service Dentists by local authority and deprivation category    
  link to a microsoft excel fileby Local Authority and Deprivation Category

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