Tuesday 11 Mar 2025
Updates to the Scottish Dental Access Initiative and Recruitment and Retention Allowance
The latest remuneration changes in Scotland.
Pay in Scotland
Up to date information on dentists' pay in Scotland and what it means for you
LAST UPDATED: 13 June 2025
How does the DDRBs recent recommendation on pay affect me?
On 22 May 2025, the Doctors’ and Dentists’ Review Body (DDRB) published its 53rd report recommending an uplift of 4% to employed dentists’ salaries and the pay element of NHS contracts.
The Scottish Government has not made any announcement in relation to this recommendation yet.
We have set out how the DDRB’s recommendation might affect you in as much detail as is possible at this stage.
NHS employed dentists
The Scottish Government has confirmed a 4% uplift to basic pay across NHS medical and dental staff, as detailed in the pay circular. This uplift will be backdated to 1 April 2025.
The Resident Doctors and Dentists in Training pay uplift has not been announced.
NHS General Dental Practitioners
The Scottish Government has not yet made an announcement in relation to the uplift for general dental practitioners.