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Data Provider: Welsh Government Number of dentists with NHS activity who left or joined by local health board, age group, gender, contract type and dentist type

Figures show the number of dentists with NHS activity recorded in FP17W forms that have joined and left by year.

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Click here to sortJoinersA joiner is defined as a dentist who recorded NHS activity in the latest year but not in the previous year.Click here to sortLeaversA leaver is defined as having NHS activity recorded in the previous year but not in the latest year.
2009-1066
2010-1175
2011-121014
2012-1384
2013-14511
2014-15103
2015-16214
2016-1735
2017-1834
2018-1989
2019-20414
2020-2165
2021-22102
2022-23106
2023-246.The data item is not applicable

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General description

The information presented here shows the number of dentists with NHS activity that have joined and left by year.
A joiner is defined as a dental performer with NHS activity recorded in FP17W forms in the reference year, but none in the previous year.
A leaver is defined as a dental performer with NHS had activity recorded in FP17W forms in the reference year, but none the following year. For this reason, the leavers series is one year behind the joiner’s series.


Data collection and calculation

The data is derived from dental activity forms submitted for payment and processed by NHS Business Services Authority Dental Services.
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a significant impact on the way dental services have been provided in Wales and therefore affect the data collected from the last quarter of the financial year 2019-20 and the full financial years 2020-21 and 2021-22.
From 1st April 2019 health service provision for residents of Bridgend local authority moved from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg to Cwm Taf. For more information see the joint statement from Cwm Taf and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Boards (see weblinks). The health board names have changed with Cwm Taf University Health Board becoming Cwm Taf Morganwg University Health Board and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board becoming Swansea Bay University Health Board. A link to the statement from the minister for health and social service can be found in the weblinks section.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

2009-10 onwards.

Revisions information

The production of dental workforce data has now moved from NHS England to NHS Business Services Authority. This has resulted in a slight change in data processing techniques and therefore data have been revised for 2020-21 and 2021-22. There have been slight changes with the number of joiners decreasing by 1 in 2020-21 and by 2 in 2021-22, and the number of leavers increasing by 2 in 2021-22.

Title

Number of dentists with NHS activity who left or joined by local health board, age group, gender, contract type and dentist type

Last update

27 February 2025 (postponed from 31 October 2024) 27 February 2025 (postponed from 31 October 2024)

Next update

To be confirmed

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Dental Services, NHS Business Services Authority

Contact email

stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Geographical coverage

Wales

Keywords

Dental; Dentist; Workforce; NHS Dental

Statistical quality

Please find this information in the related statistical publication and quality report, as per given weblink.