Table 1 Size of regional dental workforce
Professional Group | Primary Care | Secondary Care | Salaried | Prison | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
h/c (% of total) | fte (% of total) | h/c (%) | fte (%) | h/c (%) | fte (%) | h/c (%) | fte (%) | h/c | fte | |
Dentists | 804 (70.7) | 561 (74.8) | 219 (19.2) | 117 (15.6) | 107 (9.4) | 70 (9.3) | 8 (0.7) | 1.5 (0.2) | 1138 | 749.5 |
Dental nurses | 1090 (79.9) | 557 (72.7) | 141 (10.3) | 109 (14.2) | 128 (9.4) | 95.5 (12.5) | 6 (0.4) | 4.4 (0.6) | 1365 | 765.9 |
Dental nurses in training | 179 (98.9) | 113 (98.5) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.6) | 0.7 (0.6) | 181 | 114.7 |
Dental therapists | 99 (86.8) | 39 (88.8) | 0 | 0 | 8 (7.0) | 3.5 (8.0) | 7 (6.1) | 1.4 (3.2) | 114 | 43.9 |
Dental hygienists | 158 (89.3) | 40 (81.6) | 13a (7.3) | 6 (12.2) | 6 (3.4) | 3 (6.1) | 0 | 0 | 177 | 49 |
Dental technicians | 18 (35.3) | 16 (37.2) | 31 (60.8) | 25 (58.1) | 2 (3.9) | 2 (4.7) | 0 | 0 | 51 | 43 |
Clinical dental technicians | 10 (100) | 3 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
Orthodontic therapists | 22 (100) | 10 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 |