Summary

Description

This report provides information on dental working hours for dentists in England and Wales in 2010/11 and 2011/12 who performed some NHS activity. Information on average weekly hours, weekly NHS hours, weeks of annual leave and the division of time between NHS and private dentistry, and clinical and non-clinical work, is presented. The results are presented for Providing-Performer dentists (those who held a contract with a Primary Care Trust or Local Health Board and also performed dental services) and for Performer Only dentists (those who performed dental services but did not hold such a contract). This report was produced by The Health and Social Care Information Centre, and The Dental Working Group.