The UK's Dental Workforce Platform

UK dentistry has
a workforce crisis.
Dentello fixes it.

Dentello is the dental workforce partner for NHS, mixed and private practices. We source, activate and retain the dentists you need, fully managed from visa to first day, with a replacement guarantee and no upfront fee.

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£0

Upfront fee

Managed

Visa to first day

Guaranteed

Replacement cover

UK-Wide

NHS & private

300+Dentists placed

500+Practices served

1.5MPatient appts/yr

Proof of DeliveryLive

NHS Validated · Peterhead, Aberdeenshire

100%Contract
fulfilment

Dentists placed

0 → 8+8

Registered patients

5,973 → 15,000+9,027

Practice transition · formerly Mint Dental, Barrow-in-Furness

100%Contract fulfilment
from 66%

Dentists

4 → 8+4

Therapists

0 → 4+4

Nurses

5 → 12+7

UDAs delivered / yr

41,0405,130 ea

Reopened from closed · Kendal

100%Contract fulfilment
from 0%

Dentists

0 → 5+5

Therapists

0 → 1+1

Nurses

0 → 7+7

Reopened from closed · Maryport

100%Contract fulfilment
from 0%

Dentists

0 → 1+1

Therapists

0 → 3+3

Nurses

0 → 8+8

Reopened from closed · Leven, Fife

100%Contract fulfilment
from 0%

Registered patients

0 → 8,697+8,697

Dentists

0 → 4+4

Open since

Nov 2025

Reopened from closed · Glenrothes, Fife

100%Contract fulfilment
from 0%

Registered patients

0 → 6,061+6,061

Dentists

0 → 5+5

Time taken

4 months

Workforce Transformation · Orthodontic clinic

100%Capacity
filled

Orthodontists

1 → 4+3

Therapists

2 → 4+2

Why We Exist

Dentello exists to provide workforce certainty to UK dental practices.

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The Difference

Dentello vs recruitment agencies.

	Dentello	Recruitment Agency
Upfront cost	✓£0	Typically £5,000 to £10,000
UDA rate	✓Fixed at £13.50 per UDA	Market rate, typically £14 to £16+ per UDA
GDC & NHS performer number	✓Fully managed	✗Your responsibility
UKVI & sponsorship licence	✓Fully managed	✗Not provided
Contracts & onboarding	✓Fully managed	✗Your responsibility
Locum protection	✓Included	✗Not provided
Workforce monitoring	✓Included	✗Not provided
If your dentist leaves	✓We source a replacement dentist, free	✗Pay a new placement fee
Ongoing protection	✓Full cover for the life of the agreement	12-week rebate period only
Agreement length	✓36-month commitment	Introduction only

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Pricing

No upfront fee under any model.

Select your practice type to see your pricing model.

Step 1 · Practice type

Step 2 · Region

England · NHS / Mixed

From £13.50 per UDA

Includes your dentist's pay and Dentello's service fees.

Per Net UDA delivered. Monthly in arrears. Reported via NHS Compass.

The £13.50 UDA rate covers everything: the dentist, sourcing, sponsorship support, onboarding, training, monitoring, replacement guarantee and revenue protection. This is the only fee. It is performance-linked, so you only pay as your dentist delivers.

Example: a 5,000 UDA contract from £67,500 per year total vs £140,000 to £200,000 per year in locum costs.

Home Office and visa fees payable separately where applicable.

Wales · NHS / Mixed

50 / 40 / 10

Practice 50% · Dentist 40% · Dentello 10%

Dentello takes 10% of combined NHS and private gross revenue. The Welsh NHS contract consists of treatment packages, assessments, prevention, urgent care and patient access activity. Reported through the NHS Wales Dental Portal and FP17W submission systems.

The 10% covers everything: sourcing your dentist, sponsorship support, onboarding, training, monitoring, replacement guarantee and revenue protection. This is the only fee. It is performance-linked, so you only pay as your dentist delivers.

Home Office and visa fees payable separately where applicable.

Scotland · NHS / Mixed

45 / 45 / 10

Practice 45% · Dentist 45% · Dentello 10%

Dentello takes 10% of combined NHS and private gross revenue. NHS fee-per-item under the Statement of Dental Remuneration. Reported via NHS e-Schedule through Practitioner Services.

The 10% covers everything: sourcing your dentist, sponsorship support, onboarding, training, monitoring, replacement guarantee and revenue protection. This is the only fee. It is performance-linked, so you only pay as your dentist delivers.

Home Office and visa fees payable separately where applicable.

Northern Ireland · HSC / Mixed

45 / 45 / 10

Practice 45% · Dentist 45% · Dentello 10%

Dentello takes 10% of combined HSC and private gross revenue. HSC fee-per-item under the Statement of Dental Remuneration. Reported via the BSO dental payment system.

The 10% covers everything: sourcing your dentist, sponsorship support, onboarding, training, monitoring, replacement guarantee and revenue protection. This is the only fee. It is performance-linked, so you only pay as your dentist delivers.

Home Office and visa fees payable separately where applicable.

Private · UK-Wide

10% of gross revenue

Applied UK-Wide regardless of location.

Dentello takes 10% of gross revenue generated by the dentist, applied UK-Wide regardless of location.

The 10% covers everything: sourcing your dentist, sponsorship support, onboarding, training, monitoring, replacement guarantee and revenue protection. This is the only fee. It is performance-linked, so you only pay as your dentist delivers.

Home Office and visa fees payable separately where applicable.

No upfront fee under any model. Fee tied entirely to your dentist's activity.

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The Problem

The UK dental workforce crisis is structural. Not temporary.

3,160 dentist vacancies across NHS and private sectors. 21% of NHS general dentist posts unfilled. 97% of new NHS patients turned away. The Dental Recovery Plan confirmed failed.

This is not a recruitment challenge. It is an infrastructure failure and it cannot be solved by a job board, a locum agency or a one-off placement fee.

The Official Verdict

Parliament has declared the Government's plan to fix NHS dentistry a comprehensive failure, with the dental contract unfit for purpose and no future for the service without workforce reform.

House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, Fixing NHS Dentistry report, April 2025.

Who we supply

Yes, you can get dentists from Dentello.

We supply fully managed, GDC and NHS ready dentists to dental businesses across the UK. Whoever you are, the workforce is handled end to end, from sourcing to first day.

Independent & NHS practices

Fill a vacancy or add chair capacity with a permanent, fully managed dentist, from visa to first day. No upfront fee.

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Multi-site owners

Multi-site practice owners

Own a handful of practices? Plan and fill clinical workforce across all your sites, with one partner and reporting across the group.

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DSOs & corporate

DSOs and corporate groups

Scaling a DSO, or acquiring and turning around clinics? We supply the clinical workforce that makes growth and deals deliverable, as we did for Visage Orthodontics.

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How It Works

From empty chairs to fully staffed. Every step managed.

Dentello manages the complete workforce lifecycle. Four stages. One agreement. Everything included.

Step 01 · Workforce Acquisition

Acquire

International and UK recruitment matched to your practice type, location and contract. Every candidate is pre-assessed and ready to be GDC and NHS registered, so you only ever interview people who fit.

International recruitmentUK recruitmentWorkforce planningTalent pipeline

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Step 02 · Workforce Activation

Activate

UKVI sponsorship, GDC registration, NHS performer and list numbers, all managed in parallel rather than in sequence. Weeks are saved and there are no compliance gaps for you to chase.

Sponsorship licencesSkilled Worker visasGDC registrationNHS numbers

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Step 03 · Workforce Stability

Stabilise

A replacement guarantee, workforce monitoring, retention support and locum protection run throughout the agreement. If a dentist leaves it never becomes a crisis, because cover is already built in.

Replacement guaranteeWorkforce monitoringRetention supportLocum protection

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Step 04 · Workforce Intelligence

Forecast

Workforce reports, salary benchmarks, vacancy insights and demand forecasting mean you plan ahead rather than react. You see the next gap before it opens.

Workforce reportsSalary benchmarksVacancy insightsDemand forecasting

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What we supply

Every kind of dentist your practice needs.

From a single NHS associate to a full specialist team, Dentello sources, activates and supports the clinicians for you, UK wide and fully managed. If your practice needs dentists, this is exactly what we do.

+NHS dentists +Private dentists +Specialist orthodontists +Dental therapists +Locum to permanent +Overseas & UK candidates

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Free Tool

See how much Dentello could save you.

Slide your locum day rate and daily UDAs to compare them against Dentello's all-in £13.50 per UDA. Many practices pay tens of thousands a year more than they need to.

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Locum day rate£550

UDAs completed per day20

Switch to Dentello and save

£67,200

a year, around £280 every working day

Trusted by dental teams

Join 500+ dental practices working with Dentello.

★★★★★

“The pay-per-UDA model worked perfectly for our clinic. No upfront costs, no risk, and we only paid when the work was delivered.”

S

Sarah P.

Practice Manager · Brighton

Testimonial pending
Dental group operator · Coming soon

★★★★★

“Having the dental care professionals included at no extra cost was an unexpected bonus. It saved us time and helped fill two roles at once.”

N

Nisha K.

Practice Owner · Walsall

Testimonial pending
Dentist placed by Dentello · Coming soon

Testimonials from verified Dentello partners. Published with written consent.

Patient Impact

Care reaching patients, in real time.

0

patient appointments delivered by the dentists we have placed

A live estimate, based on 300+ dentists placed, each delivering around 5,000 patient appointments a year over a 36-month cycle. Sources: NHS dental statistics and Dentello placement data.

Book a Call

See if Dentello is right for your practice.

Book a no obligation call with the Dentello team. We will look at your vacancy, your contract type and your region, and show you exactly how the workforce programme would work for you.

✓No commitment and no upfront fee under any model.

✓We assess your unique situation and give you a realistic timeline.

✓You stay in control. You choose and approve every dentist.

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Common Questions

Frequently asked questions.

Do we choose the dentist, or does Dentello?+

You do. Dentello sources and pre-assesses candidates matched to your practice, but the final decision is always yours. You interview and approve the dentist before any placement proceeds. Dentello then handles everything from activation to onboarding.

Is there really no upfront fee?+

Yes. There is no upfront fee under any model. You pay nothing to start. The fee is performance-linked, so you only pay as your dentist delivers. In England that is from £13.50 per UDA. In Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland it is a percentage of gross revenue. For private practices it is 10% of gross revenue.

How long does it take to place a dentist?+

It depends on your unique situation, including whether the dentist is already in the UK or arriving from overseas. Dentello manages the sponsorship licence, Skilled Worker visa, GDC registration and NHS activation in parallel to compress the timeline as much as possible. Talk to Dentello and we will assess your situation and give you a realistic timeline.

Do you handle the visa and sponsorship licence?+

Yes. Dentello handles the entire process for you, not just coordination. Sponsorship licence, Skilled Worker visa, GDC registration, NHS performer number and onboarding are all managed by Dentello, with any third party costs passed through at cost price. Home Office and visa fees are payable separately where applicable.

What does the replacement guarantee cover?+

If a dentist placed by Dentello leaves during the agreement, Dentello sources and activates a replacement at no additional recruitment fee for approved clinics. This is part of the workforce stability built into every agreement, alongside locum protection and ongoing monitoring.

Which practice types can use Dentello?+

NHS, mixed and private practices across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Independent practices, dental groups and DSOs all use Dentello. Each has a pricing model matched to its contract type and country.

What is the difference between the England and the other UK models?+

England uses the UDA system, so the fee is from £13.50 per UDA and includes the dentist's pay. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland use fee-per-item or care package contracts, so the fee is a percentage of gross revenue. Whichever applies to you, there is no upfront fee and the fee is always performance-linked.

Can dental groups use Dentello across multiple sites?+

Yes. Dentello supports multi-site dental groups and DSOs with workforce planning, acquisition support and reporting across the entire portfolio. Talk to Dentello to discuss a group-level workforce plan.

Insights

From the Dentello blog.

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Workforce Crisis

The NHS dentist shortage in 2026

The data behind the access, vacancy and contract crisis, and what practices can do about it now.

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How to recruit an overseas dentist

GDC registration, the visa and the NHS number, sequenced so a dentist arrives ready to work.

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NHS dentist pay in the UK

How NHS and private pay actually works, and why the workforce shortage is pushing rates up.

Read article →

Talk to Dentello.

No pitch. No pressure. Just a conversation about your workforce and whether Dentello is the right fit for your practice.

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No commitment required · Response within 24 hours · No upfront fee under any model

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