Dental Graduates Planning On Working Outside The NHS

Mon, 10 Sep 2007

The vast majority of dental students, once graduated, are planning on finding work away from the NHS, according to the results of a new survey .

The research carried out by The University of Dundee revealed that just three per cent of dental students want to work solely for the NHS and that 18 per cent of final-year students plan to work solely in the private sector – compared to 7.5 per cent of students in 2005.

The latest revelations have sparked fears of longer waiting lists and an increase in the number of people struggling to find access to an NHS dentist .

Published in the British Dental Journal, the results show that most dental students (79 per cent) will split their career between the NHS and private sectors.

Dr Fiona Stewart, head of the study, commented: ‘If these career intentions are followed through it could impact significantly on the future clinical commitment available to the NHS, and in our view these intentions should be taken into account for future dental workforce planning.’

Around 60 per cent of the 141 students from the universities of Dundee and Manchester, that took part in the study, said they hope to retire or reduce their workload before the age of 60, while more than 50 per cent want time out to start families .
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