Prior to the pandemic, dental services expenditure had been increasing year-on-year, growing from £9.35bn in 2016 to £10.05bn in 2019, a cumulative annual growth rate of 2.4 per cent per annum showcasing steady growth.
The split between private and public sector looks set to return to pre-pandemic levels – in 2018 the private sector spend totalled £6.2bn, compared to £3.9bn for the public sector. During 2020, the value of the dental market was split almost equally between public and private.
Ramesh Jassal, director and head of healthcare at Clearwater International, commented on this split, “Though the value mix in the dental market shifted towards the public sector in 2020, this does not appear to reflect a shift in demand but rather reflects the persistence of NHS funding during an economic crisis.”
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