Number of dental practitioners in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2023

In 2023, approximately 33.6 thousand dental practitioners were in employment in the United Kingdom (UK). In recent years the number of dental practitioners has generally decreased in the UK, since in 2015 there were still roughly 46 thousand dentists in employment. In the UK, dental practitioners provide general primary care dental services to patients and can either work completely inside the National Health Service (NHS), exclusively privately or a combination of the two. Who goes to the dentist? In 2022/23, it was found that only four in ten adults visited the dentist in the past two years. The often-quoted advice is to have a dental check every six months, but the recommended time needed between consultations depends on the oral health of the individual. This means the time between check-ups can range from three months to even two years between consultations. Dental services A large number of respondents in a 2022 survey rated their experience of NHS dental services as positive. Some 41.2 percent evaluated the services as very good, while a further 31 percent valued their experience as fairly good. However, public satisfaction of dental services in the UK, and all other services of NHS, was at an all time low in 2022.

于2023年，英国（UK）大约有33.6千名牙科从业者处于就业状态。近年来，英国牙科从业者的数量总体呈下降趋势，自2015年起，就业的牙科医生数量约为46千名。在英国，牙科从业者向患者提供初级口腔保健服务，他们可以完全在国民医疗服务体系（NHS）内部工作，仅限私人执业，或两者兼而有之。何人寻求牙医服务？在2022/23年度，研究发现，只有十分之四的成年人过去两年内曾访问过牙医。常被引用的建议是每六个月进行一次口腔检查，但两次咨询之间所需的时间取决于个体的口腔健康状况。这意味着两次检查之间的时间间隔可以从三个月到两次咨询之间长达两年不等。牙科服务：在2022年的调查中，大量受访者对其国民医疗服务体系牙科服务的体验给予了积极的评价。约有41.2%的人认为服务非常出色，而另外31%的人认为其体验相当不错。然而，英国牙科服务以及国民医疗服务体系中的所有其他服务在2022年的公众满意度均降至历史最低水平。