Private dentistry drives record growth in UK market

LaingBuisson’s latest Dentistry Market Report 7edvalues 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.

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 by consolidation 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.

The Executive Summary and Highlights of the UK’s 'high-street' dentistry market, valued at £12.6 billion in 2023/24, with detailed analysis of both NHS and private pay activity.
An examination of the rapid growth of private dentistry, now valued at £8.4 billion and holding its highest share of market value since LaingBuisson began reporting.
Consolidation activity and private equity investment are explored in depth, including major mergers and acquisitions that are reshaping the sector.
Growth projections are provided for each of the core market segments, providing a comprehensive outlook for the sector.
Workforce analysis by demographic, highlighting the ageing profile of UK dentists and NHS vs private sector working patterns.
Regional variations in access and productivity are considered, including the emergence of ‘dental deserts’ where provision falls below the national average.
The report reviews recent policy and regulatory developments that continue to influence NHS and private provision.
An in-depth review of the operational challenges facing practices, from workforce pressures to the need for dentists to act as both clinicians and business owners.

“The £19 billion spent on adult specialist care is ultimately underpinned by society’s willingness, in the UK as in all other OECD countries, to spend large sums on the care of younger adults with the highest levels of need. Individual lifetime costs sometimes run into several millions of pounds."

William Laing, Report Author, Executive Chairman and Founder, LaingBuisson

Dentistry UK Market Report Seventh Edition

Private dentistry drives record growth in UK market

Seventh Edition
Dentistry UK Market Report

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What's inside?

The Executive Summary and Highlights of the UK’s 'high-street' dentistry market, valued at £12.6 billion in 2023/24, with detailed analysis of both NHS and private pay activity.

An examination of the rapid growth of private dentistry, now valued at £8.4 billion and holding its highest share of market value since LaingBuisson began reporting.

Consolidation activity and private equity investment are explored in depth, including major mergers and acquisitions that are reshaping the sector.

Growth projections are provided for each of the core market segments, providing a comprehensive outlook for the sector.

Workforce analysis by demographic, highlighting the ageing profile of UK dentists and NHS vs private sector working patterns.

Regional variations in access and productivity are considered, including the emergence of ‘dental deserts’ where provision falls below the national average.

The report reviews recent policy and regulatory developments that continue to influence NHS and private provision.

An in-depth review of the operational challenges facing practices, from workforce pressures to the need for dentists to act as both clinicians and business owners.

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Dentistry UK Market Report Seventh Edition

Private dentistry drives record growth in UK market

Seventh EditionDentistry UK Market Report

Sample report interested in a complementary sample of this report?

What's inside?

The Executive Summary and Highlights of the UK’s 'high-street' dentistry market, valued at £12.6 billion in 2023/24, with detailed analysis of both NHS and private pay activity.

An examination of the rapid growth of private dentistry, now valued at £8.4 billion and holding its highest share of market value since LaingBuisson began reporting.

Consolidation activity and private equity investment are explored in depth, including major mergers and acquisitions that are reshaping the sector.

Growth projections are provided for each of the core market segments, providing a comprehensive outlook for the sector.

Workforce analysis by demographic, highlighting the ageing profile of UK dentists and NHS vs private sector working patterns.

Regional variations in access and productivity are considered, including the emergence of ‘dental deserts’ where provision falls below the national average.

The report reviews recent policy and regulatory developments that continue to influence NHS and private provision.

An in-depth review of the operational challenges facing practices, from workforce pressures to the need for dentists to act as both clinicians and business owners.

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Single-user Digital PDF

Need assistance?

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Seventh Edition
Dentistry UK Market Report

Multi-User PDF License with Excel Data Workbooks
(Hard copy on request)