Workforce fees are calculated against UDAs delivered and accepted in NHS Compass. Rates are VAT inclusive and fixed for the agreed placement.
PLVE / VTE or another approved supported pathway
If the dentist already has the required performer status and NHS experience, they start directly on one of these plans — no mentorship rate needed.
The extra £1/UDA on NHS Protected buys retention and workforce protection, not a different replacement promise. Sponsorship and visa legal work sits outside the UDA rate — add Dentello OS Essential or Complete.
The dentist remains paid normally. Dentello simply waives its own fee on the first month's accepted UDAs.
That is the minimum you make available, not a cap — many dentists deliver 6,000 to 7,000 or more, all at the same per-UDA rate. Pro rata for part-time arrangements. Workforce fees are calculated against UDAs delivered and accepted in NHS Compass.
The dentist's pay is included, there is no placement fee, and nothing else to pay Dentello on top. The figure scales with delivered activity, so you never pay for a chair that is not working. Mentorship placements run at £13/UDA during the supported pathway; NHS Protected is £16/UDA.
Government / Home Office fees (sponsor licence, CoS, Immigration Skills Charge, visa and priority services) are paid by the practice. Final immigration decisions rest with the Home Office.
Locum cover is temporary and charged by the day. Agencies introduce a dentist and step away. Dentello supplies, activates and stands behind the placement.
An unfilled position is lost activity, longer waiting lists and pressure on your team. A managed workforce at a fixed VAT inclusive rate replaces that risk with certainty.
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Dentello's UDA rates are all-inclusive and VAT inclusive: £13/UDA during PLVE/VTE mentorship, £15/UDA on NHS Ready and £16/UDA on NHS Protected. The rate covers your dentist's pay and Dentello's service — there is nothing else to pay us, and no placement fee.
Yes — £0 placement fee, and no other Dentello fees outside the UDA rate. You only pay on the UDAs your dentist delivers and that are accepted in NHS Compass, and your first month of Dentello's fees is free. Where sponsorship applies, the Home Office's own visa and licence fees are paid separately to the government, not to Dentello.
5,000 UDAs a year per full-time dentist, pro rata for part-time. That is the minimum you make available, not a cap — many dentists deliver 6,000 to 7,000 or more, all at the same per-UDA rate.
You do. Dentello sources, assesses and matches suitable dentists to your practice, but you interview and approve before any placement proceeds.
Timelines depend on whether the dentist needs a visa. A dentist already in the UK with the right to work can be in the chair within 1 to 2 weeks. A dentist coming from overseas, who needs a visa and sponsorship, is usually 1 to 2 months — quickest when you already hold a sponsor licence with a Certificate of Sponsorship ready to assign, and longer if a new sponsor licence is needed first. We give you a realistic timeline for your situation before you commit.
Dentello activates the replacement pathway and works to introduce a suitable replacement, with no new placement fee. Replacement support applies throughout the agreed workforce relationship — it is not limited to a short guarantee window.
No fixed window. Replacement support applies throughout the agreed workforce relationship, and if a replacement later leaves the pathway can be activated again, in line with the Workforce Agreement.
NHS Protected (£16/UDA) is everything in NHS Ready, plus protection against the two things that actually hurt when a placement wobbles: locum cover when your dentist is absent, so NHS activity and income keep flowing, and locum cover from the day a dentist leaves until their replacement starts, so the chair is not sitting empty while we recruit.
Where a dentist needs an approved mentorship pathway, the £13/UDA rate applies during that supported period — usually 6 to 9 months, up to a maximum of 12.
On successful completion of the mentorship pathway, the placement moves onto the plan you chose at signing — NHS Ready at £15/UDA or NHS Protected at £16/UDA.
Not every dentist needs sponsorship — many are already in the UK with the right to work, and need no visa or licence at all. Where sponsorship is needed: if you already hold a sponsor licence with a Certificate of Sponsorship ready, Dentello assigns it and guides your dentist through their visa application free of charge. For a new licence or full sponsorship handling, add Dentello OS Essential (£199/month + VAT) or Complete (£599/month + VAT). You pay the Home Office's own fees directly, and the final decision rests with the Home Office.
England NHS activity is reported through NHS Compass. You pay only on UDAs delivered and accepted, and Dentello coordinates the NHS onboarding so your dentist can deliver and claim from the start.
No. Dentello OS is a separate, optional workforce-management product, priced per site per month. Basic is free; Essential is £199/month + VAT and Complete is £599/month + VAT.
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