NHS Dental workforce by local health board, age group, gender, contract type and dentist type
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| Variable | Visibility | Selected values | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data description | Shown in table | Number of Staff | Value cannot be changed |
| Age | Shown in table | All 5 values | Change values |
| Contract type | Shown in table | All 5 values | Change values |
| Gender | Shown in table | All 3 values | Change values |
| Dental staff type | Shown in table | All 5 values | Change values |
| Year | Shown in table | All 15 values | Change values |
| Area | Shown in table | All 10 values | Change values |
Table
Standard shorthand is used in this table: [r] = revised, [t] = total, [x] = not available.
| Data values | Data description | Age | Contract type | Gender | Dental staff type | Year | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,395 [t] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2024-25 | Wales |
| 251 [t] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2024-25 | Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board |
| 64 [t] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2024-25 | Powys Teaching Health Board |
| 139 [t] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2024-25 | Hywel Dda University Health Board |
| 251 [t] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2024-25 | Swansea Bay University Health Board |
| [t] [x] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2024-25 | Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board |
| 254 [t] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2024-25 | Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board |
| [t] [x] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2024-25 | Cwm Taf University Health Board |
| 313 [t] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2024-25 | Aneurin Bevan University Health Board |
| 307 [t] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2024-25 | Cardiff and Vale University Health Board |
| 1,399 [t] [r] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2023-24 | Wales |
| 285 [t] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2023-24 | Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board |
| 73 [t] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2023-24 | Powys Teaching Health Board |
| 156 [t] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2023-24 | Hywel Dda University Health Board |
| 249 [t] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2023-24 | Swansea Bay University Health Board |
| [t] [x] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2023-24 | Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board |
| 236 [t] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2023-24 | Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board |
| [t] [x] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2023-24 | Cwm Taf University Health Board |
| 331 [t] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2023-24 | Aneurin Bevan University Health Board |
| 270 [t] [r] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2023-24 | Cardiff and Vale University Health Board |
| 1,436 [t] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2022-23 | Wales |
| 306 [t] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2022-23 | Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board |
| 84 [t] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2022-23 | Powys Teaching Health Board |
| 167 [t] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2022-23 | Hywel Dda University Health Board |
| 237 [t] | Number of Staff | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2022-23 | Swansea Bay University Health Board |
Next update expected:October 2026
Updates
- 20th November 2025
- Dataset first published.
Main information
- Designation
- Official statistics
- Data provider
- NHS Business Services Authority
- Data source
- Dental services
- Time period covered
- April 2010 to March 2025
Overview
- Summary of dataset and variables
Dental workforce statistics refer to the total number of dentists or dental care professionals who were the lead practitioner of an NHS course of treatment between 1 April and 31 March each year, as recorded on FP17W forms.
- Data collection or calculation
Dental care professionals are staff employed in non-dentist roles that are registered with the General Dental Council, such as hygienists, dental therapists and dental nurses. Staff in these roles are only counted when they were the lead practitioner on a course of treatment. They are not counted when they assist a dentist in providing treatment.
The statistics are headcounts; full-time equivalent data is not available.
Data for 2019-20 to 2023-24 have been revised by NHS Business Services Authority following the inclusion of FP17W forms which were submitted late. This has resulted in marginal increases to the Wales headcounts, by no more than two in any year.
A different methodology was implemented for determining the working arrangements (i.e. dentist type) of dentists for 2018-19 onwards. The change in methodology resulted in large numbers of dentists being reclassified as providing-performer and a consequential decrease in associate dentist (performer-only) numbers for 2018-19 and 2019-20 data, marking a major break in the time-series. The overall headcount of dentists was not affected but any comparison with dentist type in data published previously for 2017-18 and earlier should be made with caution. Regardless of this change, this publication does not include data for Provider-only dentists as they do not have NHS activity recorded against them.
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 Morgannwg 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.
- Statistical quality
The number of dental care professionals who were the lead practitioner of a course of treatment is only known for 2024-25 onwards.
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Published by
- Organisation
- Welsh Government
- Contact email
- stats.healthinfo@gov.wales