--- title: Dentistry UK Market Report Seventh Edition– LaingBuisson description: Explore LaingBuisson’s Dentistry UK Market Report, valuing the sector at £12.16bn. Insight on private growth, consolidation, workforce, and policy. image: https://go.laingbuisson.com/hubfs/Dentistry7_Launch_graphic_2.png --- [Skip to content](https://go.laingbuisson.com/dentistry-report-7#main-content) [![LaingBuisson\_Square\_Logo\_2025\_Intelligence\_Insight\_Text\_Plum\_png\_1x](https://go.laingbuisson.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LaingBuisson_Square_Logo_2025_Intelligence_Insight_Text_Plum_png_1x.png?width=206&height=70&name=LaingBuisson_Square_Logo_2025_Intelligence_Insight_Text_Plum_png_1x.png)](https://www.laingbuisson.com/) Open main navigation Close main navigation # Dentistry UK Market Report Seventh Edition # Private dentistry drives record growth in UK market LaingBuisson’s latest *Dentistry Market Report* 7ed  values the UK ‘high street’ dentistry market at **£12.16 billion in 2023/24**, marking **9.2% year-on-year growth**. Exploring trends such as the private-pay market domination, this report provides comprehensive insight into growth opportunities and the overall market, including workforce demographics, regional inequalities in provision and the evolving role of dentists as both clinicians and business owners. The report also provides a comprehensive outlook for the sector and growth projections for each of the core market segments. [Find out more](https://go.laingbuisson.com/dentistry-report-7#more) # Seventh Edition Dentistry UK Market Report Authored by Corinne Fitzgerald | Published: 11th September 2025| pp. 191 Product description Who is this for? Download our sample report **This seventh edition of LaingBuisson’s *Dentistry UK Market Report* provides a comprehensive analysis of the UK ‘high street’ dentistry market, valued at £12.16 billion in 2023/24, following 9.2% year-on-year growth. The report covers both NHS and private provision, with private-pay dentistry now at £8.4 billion of the total market, accounting for the highest recorded share of market value since LaingBuisson started recording in 2007. By comparison, the NHS-funded market stands at £3.78 billion.** The report examines a sector increasingly shaped byconsolidation and private equity-backed activity, including the mergers of Rodericks with Dental Partners and Portman with Dentex, as well as Bridgepoint’s acquisition of a majority stake in Mydentist. It also explores wider structural challenges in the sector, from workforce factors to regional inequalities in access to services and also examines a key shift in dentist-patient dynamics as practice owners, usually dentists, balance clinical duties with business demands. The report provides a comprehensive outlook for the sector and offers growth projections for each of the core market segments, supporting investors, operators, and policymakers in navigating both its growth opportunities and operational pressures. This report supports decision-making for:  - Dental groups, operators, and practice owners seeking market insight - Private equity firms and institutional investors active in healthcare and dentistry - Corporate strategy and M&A teams assessing consolidation opportunities - Policymakers, regulators, and NHS commissioners shaping dental provision - Strategic consultants and market analysts in healthcare services - Workforce planners and professional bodies monitoring dentist supply and demographics - Suppliers and service providers supporting dental practices (technology, marketing, equipment) ## **Sample report interested in a complementary sample of this report?** **Access a preview of the authoritative insights that make LaingBuisson's market reports indispensable for strategic decision-making.** [**![Download button](https://go.laingbuisson.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Button%201.webp?width=287&height=150&name=Button%201.webp)**](https://go.laingbuisson.com/dentistry-report-7/sample?hsLang=en)   [SELECT YOUR REPORT OPTION TO PURCHASE](https://go.laingbuisson.com/dentistry-report-7#buynow) Want to know more? 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