Dental industry

The Business & Industry Guides series is produced by the Library & Information Service for ICAEW members and ACA students.

We can compile tailored key players reports, mailing lists, market reports, benchmarking reports and industry news. Our enquiry team can also research other industry-specific information, such as taxation, for you. Call us on +44 (0)20 7920 8620 or email library@icaew.com.

Market research reports focusing on this business sector are available from a number of market research specialists. In most cases these reports are available to fee-paying subscribers or on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Some free information is available from the following market research specialists, ranging from industry news to executive summaries of the reports.

IBISWorld
Business and industry research specialists offering reports on a wide range of sectors, including dental practices. Report snapshots, table of contents and a sample report are available. The company also produces global industry research reports.

Mintel
Report from Mintel covering the UK dentistry sector. The website includes a summary and the option to view a contents listing.

NHS Digital

NHS Digital compiles data on dental services including:

• NHS dental visits;
• earnings and expenses;
• prescribing by dentists;
• working hours;
• expenditure.

Office for National Statistics

The Annual Business Survey (ABS) from the Office for National Statistics collects financial information covering UK production, construction, distribution and service industries. Statistics available include:

• attitudes to, knowledge of, dental care;
• contacts between patients and community dentists;
• dental health of adults;
• dental health of children;
• dental screening and prevention;
• experience of dental care;
• patients treated by community dentists;
• time spent on dental activities.

The dataset Non-financial business economy, UK: Sections A to S includes statistics for:

• Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies (32.5)
  See Section C: Manufacturing
• Human health activities (86)
  See Section Q: Human health and social work activities

Eurostat

Eurostat, the EU statistics hub, collates detailed Structural Business Statistics giving the latest figures for industry, construction, trade and services by sector and country. The indicators available include:

• number of enterprises
• turnover or gross premiums written
• production value
• value added at factor cost
• gross operating surplus
• wages and salaries
• social security costs
• gross investment in tangible goods
• gross investment in land
• gross investment in existing buildings and structures
• gross investment in construction and alteration of buildings
• gross investment in machinery and equipment
• number of employees
• number of persons employed per enterprise.

Statistics within the database are available for:

• Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies (C325)
  See database section ‘SBS – industry and construction’

Eurostat also compiles a range of data on healthcare in the EU, including tables showing the numbers of practicing dentists by country and region.

UK

The Office for National Statistics publication Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) includes average employment costs within this sector which can be found in Table 14. Average employment costs are provided for full-time employees, part-time employees and all employees.

The data includes average employment costs for dental nurses and dental practitioners.

The annual Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES), published by the Office for National Statistics, includes total employee and employment estimates for different industries for Great Britain and the UK. Figures are broken down to show full-time/part-time and public/private splits. The dataset Industry – Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES): Table 2 includes statistics for:

• Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies (32500)
• Dental practice activities (86230)

Other regions

Please see individual country profile pages for links to sources of national statistics.

UK

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has a section on health and social care services, which includes latest regulations affecting this industry.

The Library can supply business guides on this sector to ICAEW members and students.

Trade journals, B2B magazines and specialist consumer magazines are another useful source of news and statistics.

• British Dental Journal
• Dental Tribune
• Dentistry
• FMC – publisher of a number of dentistry titles, including Dentistry, Preventive Dentistry, Private Dentistry, UK Dental Review and Endodontic Practice

The websites of trade bodies in this sector are a useful source of industry overviews, contacts and statistics.

UK

• Association of British Healthcare Industries
• British Dental Association (BDA)
• British Dental Industry Association (BDIA)
• Dental Laboratories Association (DLA)
• General Dental Council (GDC)
• National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants (NASDA)
• NHS Business Services Authority: Dental Services
• Scottish Dental

Europe

• Association of Dental Dealers in Europe
• European Federation of Orthodontics (FEO)
• Federation of the European Dental Industry (FIDE)

Americas

• Latin American Dental Federation (FOLA)

Oceania

• Asia Pacific Dental Federation

Global

• Commonwealth Dental Association
• FDI World Dental Federation
• International Association of Dental Students

The FDI World Dental Federation provides a list of member organisations, with links and contact details, which covers most of the world's major dental bodies.

The Dental Tribune newspaper also provides a Who's Who of dental companies.