All 17 locum dentist agencies
More, in ranked order
7 agencies
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Agencies ranked here include Sanctuary Personnel, Dental Elite and Dental Recruit Network. We assessed all 17 with one method, from official registers, public sector framework supplier lists, company filings and each agency's own website. Rankings are free and no agency can pay to rank. How we rank · Overall ranking.
- 29% are on at least one public sector staffing framework
- Half have traded for at least 11 years
- 6 (35%) have open jobs on our site, and 5 of those show pay on most of them
About these locum dentist agencies in the UK
17 of the 26 dental agencies we rank (65%) recruit for dentists.
5 of these agencies (29%) are on at least one public sector staffing framework, fewer than the 35% across all dental agencies. The most common are Crown Commercial Service RM6281 (4) and HealthTrust Europe TWS3 (1).
The median agency here has traded for 11.9 years, and 1 has traded for under three. 6 (35%) have open jobs on our site, and 5 of those show pay on most of them.
The settings they most often supply are NHS hospitals, care homes and private hospitals. 14 (82%) recruit for permanent roles as well as temporary or locum cover. Many also recruit for dental nurses, hygienists and therapists and dental practice team.
Further down the list, the longest-established is Medicure, trading for 31 years. Permanent Hire has the most open jobs on our site (1,119). The newest is Locum Hands, trading for under a year.
At the top:
- Sanctuary Personnel: on 3 confirmed frameworks, trading 20 years.
- Dental Elite: trading 16 years.
- Dental Recruit Network: 501 open jobs on our site.
- Green Apple Dental Recruitment: trading 16 years.
- Permanent Hire: on 3 confirmed frameworks, trading 6 years.
- Medicure: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 31 years.
- Alliance And Brave Consultancy: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 5 years.
- Discover Medics: trading 10 years, 1 open job on our site.
- Tempdent: 24 open jobs on our site.
- Verovian Dental Agency: 11 open jobs on our site.
Figures are from our latest checks of each agency's website, Companies House and public sector framework lists. How we rank.
Questions
How are these locum dentist agencies ranked?
Every agency is assessed with the same method, at the same time, from evidence we can check: official registers, public sector framework supplier lists, company filings and what each agency publishes about itself. Rather than a position for every agency, we show tiers (Top 10, 25 and 50), because small differences in the middle of a ranking aren't meaningful. No agency can pay to be listed, to rank higher or to change a result.
What makes a good locum dentist agency?
Look for one that is on a public sector staffing framework, has a trading record, shows pay on its adverts and is clear about training, the checks you'll need before you start and when you'll be paid. Each agency's page here shows its frameworks, how long it has traded and its live jobs. Then talk to people who work through it.
What is a public sector staffing framework?
An approved supplier list that public sector buyers, such as NHS trusts, health boards and councils, use to book agency staff. To get on one, an agency has to meet the framework's standards on vetting, compliance and rates. Frameworks cover public sector bookings; an agency that supplies care homes, GP practices or private hospitals doesn't need one for that work. Each agency's page lists the frameworks it is on.