Dentist: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Dental practitioners (SOC 2253)
ONS didn't publish salary figures for Dental practitioners in 2026: too few full-time employees were in the survey sample for a reliable estimate. This is common for jobs where many people are self-employed, because the survey only covers employees.
The wider group Other Health Professionals (SOC 225) has a median of £48,854 a year.
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 13 job titles to SOC 2253 Dental practitioners. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Dental consultant
- Dental officer
- Dental practitioner
- Dental surgeon
- Dentist
- Endodontist
- Fellow
- General dental practitioner
- Lecturer
- Orthodontist
- Periodontist
- Professor
- Reader
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.