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A typical job offer for dentists - ADP

• Associated Dental Practices• One of the largest groups in UK• 1,000,000 NHS Patients• 122 practices • Mainly England• 350+ dentists & 80 hygienists

Working with ADP

• NHS : Private dentistry = 80% : 20%• Complete administrative support • Relocation support• Competitive pay• Experienced Clinical support

Working with ADP

• Full time work• Commitment of 2 years• Easy to extend contract• General dentistry• 25+ patients a day• Laboratory bills shared 50:50• 6 weeks ‘leave of absence’ (no payment for holiday)

• Average dentist earns £90,000 per year

ADP Street, Somerset

ADP Street, Somerset

UK Dental Practice

• UK Dental Industry is worth £3.5 billion• NHS : Private 50:50• Private expenditure growing – 2009?• 90% Practices are mixed• 90% of dentists are Self Employed

The NHS will not pay for:

• Sedation• Cosmetic• Implants

• All of these are private!

Remuneration• Contract is £ for ‘points’• Points = Units of Dental Activity (UDA)

8,600 UDA per year230 working days

• Average earnings NHS: £75,000 Private: £15,000 Total per year: £90,000

• Typical working week 37.5 hrs (7.5 hrs daily)

37 UDA daily

UDA Categories

Type of treatment(Course of treatment COT)

UDA Value

Prevention, diagnosis, x-rays referral 1

Restorations, extractions, RCTs 3

Inlays, onlays, crowns, bridges, dentures

12

A typical day with UDA

Time   Name   Treatment   UDAs8.30am   Mr Jones   Exam, scaling   18.45am   Mrs Jones   Exam, scaling, 1 fillling   39.00am   Mrs Smith   scaling, 2 fillings   29.30am   Mr Brown   Exam, 2 radiographs   19.45am   Mr Joblinski   Exam, scaling   110.00am   Mr Sing   Fit crown   1210.15am   Mr Murdoch   2 fillings + scaling   210.45am   Miss Harman   2 anterior crown preps   011.30am   Mr Stewart   1 filling (posterior composite) Private £75.0012.00noon   Mrs Hughes   Exam   1    & 2 children   2 exams   212.15pm   Mr Hughes   Exam, 1 filling (glass ionomer)   312.30pm   Mrs White   Temp dressing re Tooth ache   1.212.45pm   Mr Crompton   extraction re Tooth ache   31.00pm   LUNCH        2.00pm   Mr Sibley   Exam, 1 filling (distal composite)   32.15pm   Mrs Harrison   2nd impressions + Bite   02.45pm   Mrs Dawes   Exam, scaling, Xray   13.00pm   Mr Dawes   Exam 1 filling (Buccal Composite)   33.15pm   Miss Bradley   Recement crown Upper Right incisor   13.30pm   E, D, S Carr   Exams   33.45pm   P & G Bass   Exams   24.00pm   Mrs Carter   1 posterior composite filling Private £80.004.30pm   Mr Cameron   Exam   14.45pm   Mr Desborough   Extraction + Fit addition to P/   25.00pm   Mrs Burgess   Exam, scaling, 2 radiographs   1

TOTAL 49.2

PRIVATE £155

Time   Name   Treatment   UDAs8.30am   Mr Jones   Exam, scaling   18.45am   Mrs Jones   Exam, scaling, 1 fillling   39.00am   Mrs Smith   scaling, 2 fillings   29.30am   Mr Brown   Exam, 2 radiographs   19.45am   Mr Joblinski   Exam, scaling   110.00am   Mr Sing   Fit crown   1210.15am   Mr Murdoch   2 fillings + scaling   210.45am   Miss Harman   2 anterior crown preps   011.30am   Mr Stewart   1 filling (posterior composite) Private £75.0012.00noon   Mrs Hughes   Exam   1    & 2 children   2 exams   212.15pm   Mr Hughes   Exam, 1 filling (glass ionomer)   312.30pm   Mrs White   Temp dressing re Tooth ache   1.212.45pm   Mr Crompton   extraction re Tooth ache   31.00pm   LUNCH        2.00pm   Mr Sibley   Exam, 1 filling (distal composite)   32.15pm   Mrs Harrison   2nd impressions + Bite   02.45pm   Mrs Dawes   Exam, scaling, Xray   13.00pm   Mr Dawes   Exam 1 filling (Buccal Composite)   33.15pm   Miss Bradley   Recement crown Upper Right incisor   13.30pm   E, D, S Carr   Exams   33.45pm   P & G Bass   Exams   24.00pm   Mrs Carter   1 posterior composite filling Private £80.004.30pm   Mr Cameron   Exam   14.45pm   Mr Desborough   Extraction + Fit addition to P/   25.00pm   Mrs Burgess   Exam, scaling, 2 radiographs   1

TOTAL 49.2

PRIVATE £155

UDA targets - It can be done!

• You will always have dental assistants

• Employers will support you

What you need to know:• British patients are inquisitive and need full

explanations of treatment options

• British patients want excellent customer service in a timely manner

• British patients respect you as a professional once you have proved yourself.

What you need to know:• There are guidelines that need to be followed:

– Antibiotic prophylaxis (new NICE)– IR(ME)R 2000 – Ionisation Radiation Regulations

– FGDP(UK) radiography in general practice (BWg & OPG frequency)

– NICE (3rd molars & frequency of recalls)

We can help – please ask our consultants

What you need to know:• No general anaesthetic in general practice

• Sedation is conscious and governed by standards and guidelines

• Patients expect local anaesthetic and temporaries

• Orthodontics is generally done by specialists and free to children on NHS

What you need to know:

• Amalgam is usually the material of choice in posterior fillings involving the occlusal surface

• All dentists are expected to take x-rays

• You will regularly see 25 patients a day

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• PCT registration• Our and employer support

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You will have some costs during the process collecting and translating certificates……

Our consultants will advise you so there are no surprises.

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