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Dental activity delivered by newly qualified foundation dentists
Dataset Description
This dataset comprises information on 'Foundation Dentists' (FD) in England who have completed the Foundation Dentist training in the financial years 2016-17 to 2021/22. Along with the corresponding number of them that are still active in the following year and the number of 'Units of Dental Activity' (UDA) delivered.
Overview of Service
More information about our NHSBSA Dental Data service can be found here - Dental data | NHSBSA
Dataset Details
Data Source
NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) Data Warehouse.
Data Collection
The dataset is derived from FP17 forms which are submitted by dentists via the Compass system.
Time Periods
Financial years 2016-17 to 2021-22.
Geography
This data is for England only.
Statistical Classification
Management Information – This is not an official statistic.
Caveats
Data is based on any Foundation Dentist (FD) who qualified in the previous financial year. Please note that not all FDs will work in NHS Primary Care Dentistry after qualification – usually, around 70% of FDs do carry out some NHS dental activity in the year following their qualification. Data for 2022-23 is not provided, as these newly qualified dentists are yet to complete a full year post-qualification.
Enquiries
Who can I contact if I have queries relating to the data?
If you have any queries regarding the data provided, or if you plan on publishing the data, please contact DataServicesSupport@nhsbsa.nhs.uk ensuring you quote the name of the dataset for reference. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.
Citing and Reusing This Data
Important information regarding reusing the data and copyright
If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data, please contact communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.
The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and/or other applicable law. You may use the data freely, provided that you attribute the source.
Citation
NHS Business Services Authority. "Dental activity delivered by newly qualified foundation dentists.” NHS Business Services Authority Open Data. Accessed **[Date Accessed]**. URL: https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/dental-activity-delivered-by-newly-qualified-foundation-dentists
Data and Resources
Additional Info
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Source | NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) Data Warehouse |
| Contact | NHSBSA Data Services support team |
| Version | 1.0 |
| State | active |
| Last Updated | August 8, 2025, 13:50 (UTC) |
| Created | March 7, 2024, 11:12 (UTC) |