The UDA was abolished in Wales on 1 April 2026. Wales now uses a care-package model. Specific package values are pending Welsh Government confirmation and are shown as [X] until verified.
It is simple: of the combined NHS and private revenue your placed dentist actually generates for the clinic, 50% stays with your practice, 40% goes to the dentist and 10% to Dentello. You only ever pay that 10% on what the dentist has actually generated, so if they generate nothing there is nothing to pay, and you are only ever paying for what they bring in. There is no upfront fee and nothing else on top: no separate locum charges, no fixed finder's or placement fee, and no agency fees. Because the new care-package system is still bedding in, specific package values are pending Welsh Government confirmation and are shown as [X] until verified.
The care-package values that determine exact funding are set by the Welsh Government and are shown as [X] until finalised. We do not quote figures we cannot stand behind, and we map the 50 / 40 / 10 model to your practice as soon as the values are confirmed.
Locum cover is temporary and charged by the day. Agencies introduce a dentist and step away. Dentello supplies, activates and stands behind the placement.
Moving from the UDA to a care-package model is a major change. A fully managed dentist, with onboarding into the new system handled for you, takes the workforce risk out of the transition.
A closed practice in Mold, North Wales was brought back into service with five Dentello placed dentists, going from no delivery at all to a fully staffed, open practice.
Practice delivery data, sustained since reopening. View The Full Case Study →Wales has moved to a care-package contract, so the workforce model is built around it. That protects:
No. The UDA was abolished in Wales on 1 April 2026, and Wales now uses a care-package model. We do not quote a per-UDA rate for Wales.
Specific package values are pending Welsh Government confirmation. We show them as [X] until they are verified, rather than publishing figures we cannot stand behind.
No. There is no upfront fee under any model. The fee is performance linked to your dentist activity, with Home Office and visa fees payable separately where they apply.
If a dentist placed by Dentello leaves, we source a replacement at no additional fee for approved clinics, so your delivery is never left exposed.
Wales NHS activity is reported via the NHS Wales Dental Portal. We coordinate the NHS onboarding so the dentist can deliver from the start.
Check your eligibility for the Wales NHS programme. Care-package model, no upfront fee, replacement guarantee included.
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