Should I stay or should I go?

Johnny Minford is the principal of Minford, specialist dental accountants and members of both the National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants & Lawyers (NASDAL) and Association of Specialist Providers to Dentists (ASPD).

We know that almost a third of female dentists are considering opting out of dentistry in the next 10 years – and that’s excluding retirement – according to a survey recently carried out by Minford Chartered Accountants.

Why is this and what can be done to help relieve dentists’ disillusionment, to keep them in the profession and feeling confident about their future?

The challenges ahead   

There is no doubt that dentistry is a rewarding career, especially when one is looking to achieve to a high standard but also have the flexibility, for example, to take an extended period of time out for family needs, such as maternity leave. However, there is clearly more going on, since so many women are unsure that they want to be working in dentistry in 10 years’ time.