Around nine out of ten dentists completing their vocational or foundation training in summer 2014 found a post, according to the latest research from the British Dental Association (BDA). On average, the process took about six weeks, with candidates making three applications for every interview they attended.

The research revealed that the 2014 cohort are more likely to stay in the practice in which they had trained than the 2013 cohort and that over half had found a post in general dental practice, compared with around four in ten who had opted for a hospital post.

Findings from the 2014 survey of foundation dentists and vocational dental practitioners are available on the BDA website at: https://www.bda.org/dentists/policy-campaigns/research/workforce-finance/students-young/vdp-survey.