What the average patient list is for a (a) general dental practitioner and (b) salaried dentist.

Average (mean) number of patients registered with an NHS general dental practitioner who is (a) non-salaried and (b) salaried; at 31 March 2005
(a) Non-Salaried Dentist1
| (b) Salaried Dentist2

1,373
| 679

Source: MIDAS (Management Information and Dental Accounting System).
Notes:
1. This analysis excludes practitioners with list numbers limited to orthodontics, as these list numbers do not attract registrations.
2. The profiles of the NHS non-salaried and salaried general dental services are significantly different and, due to the types of service provided by salaried dentists, registration figures are not comparable. Many salaried dentists provide an access only service, either full or part of the time, and do not therefore register patients or register only a small number of patients. In addition, senior and specialist salaried dentists may not register patients due to the type of service they provide. Consequently, salaried dentists with fewer than 100 registered patients at 31 March 2005 have been excluded.