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NI stats show a drop in dentists’ income
Average earnings down nearly six per cent for both principal dentists and associates
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has released details of the earnings and expenses of General Dental Services (GDS) dentists in Northern Ireland for 20ı2/20ı3. This is the sixth time the data has been
made available and the third time dental working patterns information has also been produced for Northern Ireland. The average taxable income for principal dentists was £ıı0,900, down ı.4 per cent from 20ıı/20ı2, with associate dentists earning an average of £53,000, down 4.9 per cent on the previous year. For all self-employed dentists (principals and associates), the average taxable earnings were £7ı,600, down 5.6 per cent. Average expenses (business expenses
allowable for tax purposes) for prin- cipal dentists was £205,200 compared to
£206,ı00 in 20ıı/ı2 (a decrease of 0.4 per cent); and for associate dentists were £33,700 compared to £35,800 in 20ıı/ı2 (a decrease of 5.9 per cent). Average gross earnings (self-employ-
ment income before deduction of expenses) for principal dentists were £3ı6,000 compared to £3ı8,600 in 20ıı/ı2 (a decrease of 0.8 per cent); and for associate dentists were £86,700 compared to £9ı,600 in 20ıı/ı2 (a decrease of 5.3 per cent). In terms of the dental working hours
statistics, dentists (both full and part-time) reported working an average of 37.7 hours per week, with 28.2 hours (74.9 per cent) devoted to health service dental services. The remaining 25.ı per cent was spent on private dentistry. Principal dentists were found to work more weekly hours (42.9) than associ-
A restorative focus
Two of the most respected names in modern dentistry will deliver cutting edge updates on restorative dentistry at the Winter Scientific Meeting of the Irish Faculty of Primary Dental Care. The event will be held in the Large
Lecture Theatre at Dublin Dental University Hospital on Saturday 15 November. Professor Richard Ibbetson,
director of the graduate entry dentistry programme at the Univer- sity of Central Lancashire and former professor of restorative dentistry at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry will present two lectures, the first entitled ‘Out with the old, in with the new? Changing techniques in restorative dentistry’. He will then present an open forum entitled ‘What would you do, when…? Decision making in restorative dentistry’. Dr Kathy Harley, consultant paedo-
dontist and former dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England will also
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present two talks, the first entitled ‘Restorative management of devel- opmental enamel defects’ and the second on ‘The restorative manage- ment of discoloured incisors’. Dr Eamon Croke, president of the
Irish Dental Council, will also be in attendance and he will give an update on the ‘State of the dental nation’.
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ates (33.8), with principals spending 7ı.6 per cent of their time on health service dentistry, compared with associates, for whom health service dentistry accounted for 78.ı per cent of their weekly hours. Overall, dentists reported that they spent
76.9 per cent of their time on clinical work and 23.ı per cent on non-clinical work.
Win an iPad Air with ‘Bugdrilla’
Dental manufacturer W&H are running a photo competition for the dental industry to bring a little fun to the day-to-day business of dentistry. The company are inviting dental professionals to have their photo taken with the Assistina monster ‘Bugdrilla’ for a chance to win an iPad Air. All you have to do is register your contact details on
www.wh.com and W&H will send you a Bugdrilla monster so that you can get creative with your team. Once you have taken your award-winning shot, simply upload to Twitter with the hashtag #BugdrillaOnTour (make sure you are also following @WH_UKLtd) or to
www.wh.com with a caption and you could be a winner. Closing date is 1 December 2014 at 11am.
Contact W&H on +44 (0)1727 874990, email at marketing.
uk@wh.com or visit
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