Why dentistry is ripe for a social enterprise invasion
SCA's Matt Jarrett says that the climate is right for social enterprises to deliver more and more dental services
Dental services are open wide for social enterprise Photograph: Graham Turner for the
Guardian
Dentistry is big business. According to the Office of Fair Trading, the dental market in the UK is worth £7.2 billion annually and is predicted to top £8 billion within the next two years. But while the melee surrounding the competition elements to the Government's Health and Social Care Bill grows, privately owned practices have quietly been delivering the majority of NHS dental services in the UK for years.
