Clinical academics (CAs) are health professionals who undertake teaching and research alongside treating patients in the NHS. A large proportion of clinical skills education is undertaken by these staff who are often responsible for course design, leadership and delivery as well as contributing to NHS dental services.
However, a quarter of dental clinical academics are now over 55, and this is greater at professor grade, with 57 per cent of professors aged over 55. This has almost doubled since 2004 (31 per cent).
As these academics near retirement, if the pipeline of CAs is not maintained, delivering the ambitions of the Long Term Workforce Plan becomes far more challenging. The impact is not limited to education, as a decline in the CA workforce will impact dental research, which provides the evidence base for improved clinical practice.
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