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Dental Practitioners

Dental practitioners diagnose dental and oral diseases, injuries and disorders, prescribe and administer treatment, recommend preventative action and, where necessary, refer the patient to a specialist.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£ 20,955
£ 46,386
£ 103,951

New workers start around £20,955. Normal pay is £46,386 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £103,951.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 19,796 vacancies for this type of job

7.53%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Prepares and delivers lectures, undertakes research, and conducts and participates in clinical trials.

  • Maintains patients.

  • Refers patient to specialist, where necessary.

  • Educates patients on oral health care.

  • Supervises patient.

  • Constructs and fits braces, inlays, dentures and other appliances.

  • Carries out clinical treatments, restores teeth affected by decay etc., treats gum disease and other disorders.

  • Administers local anaesthetics.

  • Assesses and recommends treatment options to patients.

  • Examines patient.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Surgery

  • Dentistry

  • Orthodontics

  • Endodontics

  • Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery

  • Dental Surgery

  • Marketing

  • Clinical Governance

  • Sedation

  • Dental Care

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communications

  • Mentorship

  • Management

  • Teaching

  • Training And Development

  • Enthusiasm

  • Leadership

  • Research

  • Ethical Standards And Conduct

  • Planning

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

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