Dentist work is freely available throughout the UK, mostly in private practices. There are also a number of South African and Australian dental practices that have sprung up.

As far as dental surgeries are concerned they can be loosely grouped under the following types :

• managing reception and administration staff
• coordinating administration and accounting duties
• dealing with day to day queries
• Essentially responsibilities are very similar to a business manager.

As far as dental surgeries are concerned they can be loosely grouped under the following types :

• National Health (NHS)
• Community
• Private /Independent
• Mixed (i.e. National Health and Private)

Addresses

The profession is governed by the General Dental Council, The British Dental Association is another controlling body their contact details are as follows :

General Dental Council
37 Wimpole Street
London
W1M 8DQ
Phone no : 0944 (0)207 - 887 3800
Fax: 0944 (0)207 - 224 3294

The British Dental Association
64 Wimpole Street
London
W1M 8AL
Phone no : 0944 (0)207 - 935 0875
Fax : 0944(0)207 - 437 5292

Qualifications/attributes

You cannot practice as a dentist in the UK unless you are registered with the General Dental Council. They currently have just over 30,000 dentists registered with them. It is imperative that you contact them before you leave home to see what criteria you need to meet to be registered. These include the obvious ones such as having a recognised university dental qualification as well as the not so obvious ones like having your doctor complete the medical fitness part of your application form.

Positions available

Locum and permanent posts.

Working hours

40 - 45 hours per week.

Pay

£ 18 - £ 20 per hour in a locum position.

For help in finding a job in this area contact the following