Occupation 2253 · Professional occupations
Dental practitioners diagnose dental and oral diseases, injuries and disorders, prescribe and administer treatment, recommend preventative action and, where necessary, refer the patient to a specialist.
Entrants require an approved university degree and must have completed a period of postgraduate vocational training. Graduate entry to dental school is sometimes possible. Registration with the General Dental Council is a pre-requisite to practise. Specialist fields require further study and training.
Dental surgeon · Dentist · Orthodontist · Periodontist
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2253 : Dental practitioners | None | None | 2026-03 | 29,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2253 : Dental practitioners | None | None | 2026-03 | 30,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2253 : Dental practitioners | None | None | 2026-03 | 34,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2253 : Dental practitioners | None | None | 2026-03 | 700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2253 : Dental practitioners | None | None | 2026-03 | 4,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2253 : Dental practitioners | None | None | 2026-03 | 34,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2253 : Dental practitioners | None | None | 2026-03 | — | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) Not published: Estimate is less than 500 |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 2253 : Dental practitioners | None | 600.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 2253 : Dental practitioners | None | 1,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 2253 : Dental practitioners | None | 8,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 2253 : Dental practitioners | None | 1,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 2253 : Dental practitioners | None | 3,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 2253 : Dental practitioners | None | 700.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 2253 : Dental practitioners | None | 4,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 2253 : Dental practitioners | None | 5,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 2253 : Dental practitioners | None | 3,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 2253 : Dental practitioners | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 2253 : Dental practitioners | None | 3,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 2253 : Dental practitioners | None | 1,600.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 11 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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