Following our calls, the Scottish Government have agreed a correction to the starting salary for resident dentists in Scotland, who commenced employment in Dental Core Trainee 1 (DCT1) posts in September 2026.
We called on the Scottish Government to ensure that these DCT1 dentists would move up one pay point, as is the case for certain Foundation year resident doctors.
They agreed that the current pay arrangements for 2025-27 must be accurately reflected in DCT1 pay and this correction has now been made.
Read about current pay arrangements for resident dentists in Scotland for 2025-27.
We were clear that DCT1 dentists who started their posts in September 2026 must benefit from this pay arrangement in an equitable way, therefore, providing parity for all newly appointed DCT1 dentists.
We are pleased that this issue has now been rectified by the Scottish Government and these DCT1 dentists will now be moved to the next pay point, with associated backdated payments as well.
Read PCS (DD) 2026/01 Corrigendum about this correction on the NHS Scotland website
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