Dentist and NHS treatment.

Toothsmith

The higher figures in that table will be the 'dentists' who own and run large, multi-site chains of dental practices.

Dentistry is a business as well. In fact a lot, if not most of NHS provision these days is provided by PLC corporates like IDH (who also own White Cross) and Oasis. There are several smaller groups.

Your 'dentist' sitting in his surgery doing your fillings will not be earning 'More than' £300,000. He'll be doing OK - no argument there, I do fine too, but not to that level.

A dentist who owns the whole of a 4 or 5 surgery practice will be doing better - and fair play to them! The stresses and strains of running a bigger operation deserve a bigger reward, as there will be a much bigger investment, and much more at stake.

A dentist who has built up a chain of dental practices will have put in a lot of work, and a heck of a lot of cash. So why is it such a surprise that they will be earning a lot of money? What is wrong with that? A plumber owning a big plumbing business and employing lots of other plumbers would be earning a lot too!

Dentistry is a job anyone can do. Just get some decent 'A' levels, put yourself through 5 years at dental school, get a few years experience out in the real world, and start building your future.

Storck

dinglebert wrote: »

You are incorrect. The figures shown is their NHS pay and not private. Here is another example from the following year

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/nhs-dentists-earning-over-300000-a-year-6504340.html

I think if you read the NHS Information Centre report that the news reports are based on you find I am correct and it is you that is incorrect.

https://catalogue.ic.nhs.uk/publications/primary-care/dentistry/dent-earn-expe-eng-wale-2009-2010/dent-earn-expe-eng-wale-2009-2010-rep.pdf

If you look at page 8 out of 88 it states that the income is got from a sample of annonomised tax returns from dentists that do work for the NHS but it was impossible to separate the income between private and NHS income.

Takeaway_Addict

Toothsmith wrote: »

The higher figures in that table will be the 'dentists' who own and run large, multi-site chains of dental practices.

Dentistry is a business as well. In fact a lot, if not most of NHS provision these days is provided by PLC corporates like IDH (who also own White Cross) and Oasis. There are several smaller groups.

Your 'dentist' sitting in his surgery doing your fillings will not be earning 'More than' £300,000. He'll be doing OK - no argument there, I do fine too, but not to that level.

A dentist who owns the whole of a 4 or 5 surgery practice will be doing better - and fair play to them! The stresses and strains of running a bigger operation deserve a bigger reward, as there will be a much bigger investment, and much more at stake.

A dentist who has built up a chain of dental practices will have put in a lot of work, and a heck of a lot of cash. So why is it such a surprise that they will be earning a lot of money? What is wrong with that? A plumber owning a big plumbing business and employing lots of other plumbers would be earning a lot too!

Dentistry is a job anyone can do. Just get some decent 'A' levels, put yourself through 5 years at dental school, get a few years experience out in the real world, and start building your future.

But tooth, you're not allowed to do well for yourself...did you not know that?:cool:

brightonman123

i guess £££ talks. they aren't going to put free/subsidised patients ahead of full paying ones..

Have been in similar situation myself, getting dentures redone- took months to get sorted.. bet if went private, i reckon a few days..?

and its not like the place is heaving with patients..