Traditional approaches have counted heads, not commitment, giving a dentist doing one NHS check-up a year the same weight as an NHS full-timer.
In England, NHS dentist numbers are over 500 down since lockdown, but the BDA surveys indicate over half of dentists have reduced their NHS commitment since 2020, a movement going unseen in official figures. NHS England will now seek data bi-annually on headcount, NHS contracted hours, and vacant posts.
Shawn Charlwood, chair of the British Dental Association’s General Dental Practice Committee, said, “Clearly, any new paperwork will create some administrative burdens for practices. And that is precisely why we need to see these figures put to work.
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