Pay offer for dentists in training
Starting salary for a dentist in training will increase by £4,239.
An incremental pay increase offered to dentists in training will “ensure NHS Scotland remains an attractive place to work and train in,” said Neil Gray, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.
If accepted by trade union members, the investment of more than £64m in 2024-25 in dentists in training and resident doctors will see an 8.5% pay increase backdated to 1 April 2024, with a further 2.3% increase applied from 1 October 2024.
“Following weeks of constructive engagement , I am pleased to have agreed a pay offer that will ensure that our resident doctors and dentists in training continue to feel valued while allowing NHS Scotland to remain the place of choice for them to work and train in.
I want to express my thanks again to Scotland’s hardworking dentists in training
Neil Gray
“I want to express my thanks again to Scotland’s hardworking resident doctors and dentists in training.
“I am pleased we have been able to work together to honour the agreement from 2023-24, with this offer making significant progress towards resolving pay erosion.
“I am grateful for the continued efforts around the table and, with the unions now consulting their members, I hope it will be accepted.”
The starting salary for a dentist in training will increase by £4,239 in 2024-25. For those at the end of their training, the rise will be £5,902 over the same period.