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• Dentists

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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   UDAs

8.30am   Mr Jones   Exam, scaling   1

8.45am   Mrs Jones   Exam, scaling, 1 fillling   3

9.00am   Mrs Smith   scaling, 2 fillings   2

9.30am   Mr Brown   Exam, 2 radiographs   1

9.45am   Mr Joblinski   Exam, scaling   1

10.00am   Mr Sing   Fit crown   12

10.15am   Mr Murdoch   2 fillings + scaling   2

10.45am   Miss Harman   2 anterior crown preps   0

11.30am   Mr Stewart   1 filling (posterior composite) Private £75.00

12.00noon   Mrs Hughes   Exam   1

    & 2 children   2 exams   2

12.15pm   Mr Hughes   Exam, 1 filling (glass ionomer)   3

12.30pm   Mrs White   Temp dressing re Tooth ache   1.2

12.45pm   Mr Crompton   extraction re Tooth ache   3

1.00pm   LUNCH        

2.00pm   Mr Sibley   Exam, 1 filling (distal composite)   3

2.15pm   Mrs Harrison   2nd impressions + Bite   0

2.45pm   Mrs Dawes   Exam, scaling, Xray   1

3.00pm   Mr Dawes   Exam 1 filling (Buccal Composite)   3

3.15pm   Miss Bradley   Recement crown Upper Right incisor   1

3.30pm   E, D, S Carr   Exams   3

3.45pm   P & G Bass   Exams   2

4.00pm   Mrs Carter   1 posterior composite filling Private £80.00

4.30pm   Mr Cameron   Exam   1

4.45pm   Mr Desborough   Extraction + Fit addition to P/   2

5.00pm   Mrs Burgess   Exam, scaling, 2 radiographs   1

TOTAL 49.2

PRIVATE £155

Time   Name   Treatment   UDAs

8.30am   Mr Jones   Exam, scaling   1

8.45am   Mrs Jones   Exam, scaling, 1 fillling   3

9.00am   Mrs Smith   scaling, 2 fillings   2

9.30am   Mr Brown   Exam, 2 radiographs   1

9.45am   Mr Joblinski   Exam, scaling   1

10.00am   Mr Sing   Fit crown   12

10.15am   Mr Murdoch   2 fillings + scaling   2

10.45am   Miss Harman   2 anterior crown preps   0

11.30am   Mr Stewart   1 filling (posterior composite) Private £75.00

12.00noon   Mrs Hughes   Exam   1

    & 2 children   2 exams   2

12.15pm   Mr Hughes   Exam, 1 filling (glass ionomer)   3

12.30pm   Mrs White   Temp dressing re Tooth ache   1.2

12.45pm   Mr Crompton   extraction re Tooth ache   3

1.00pm   LUNCH        

2.00pm   Mr Sibley   Exam, 1 filling (distal composite)   3

2.15pm   Mrs Harrison   2nd impressions + Bite   0

2.45pm   Mrs Dawes   Exam, scaling, Xray   1

3.00pm   Mr Dawes   Exam 1 filling (Buccal Composite)   3

3.15pm   Miss Bradley   Recement crown Upper Right incisor   1

3.30pm   E, D, S Carr   Exams   3

3.45pm   P & G Bass   Exams   2

4.00pm   Mrs Carter   1 posterior composite filling Private £80.00

4.30pm   Mr Cameron   Exam   1

4.45pm   Mr Desborough   Extraction + Fit addition to P/   2

5.00pm   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

Next steps

• Language test – start now• UBELT or IELTS• Communication is important!• www.calcinternational.com

• GDC registration – start now• Advice from our consultants• www.ateamjobs.com

• PCT registration• Our and employer support

All our services are free

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

Our consultants will advise you so there are no surprises.

Recruitment and language events

• Recruitment events in Bucharest and Budapest every month!

• UBELT tests in Bucharest and Budapest every month!

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