The report reveals that in December 2024 there were 125,736 registered dental professionals: 46,362 dentists and 79,374 dental care professionals (DCPs). This is a 2.6 per cent increase in dentists and 6.1 per cent in DCPs compared to 2023.
The most significant change in the register was the 23.5 per cent increase in dental therapists with 1,402 new registrations, and the 9.6 per cent increase in dental hygienists, with 921 new registrations. The number of dental nurses increased by 3,349 (5.4 per cent).
The report shows that 53 per cent of dentists who joined the register in 2024 were UK-qualified, 30 per cent were EEA or rest of the world-qualified and 16 per cent came through the Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) route.
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