NHS pension scheme - How to retire (England and Wales)
Advice on claiming your NHS pension when retiring from a dental practice in England and Wales.
More about NHS pension scheme - How to retire (England and Wales)Pensions
A pension scheme is a type of savings plan to help you save money for later life. Unlike many other forms of savings, pension contributions attract tax relief
Pensions overview
A pension scheme is a type of savings plan to help you save money for later life. Unlike many other forms of savings, pension contributions attract tax relief.
NHS pension information statements
Keep track of all your pensions benefits; NHS and private.
More about NHS pension information statementsNHS pensions 24-hour retirement for sole providers
Advice about 24-hour retirement for sole provider dental practitioners to receive pension benefits.
More about NHS pensions 24-hour retirement for sole providersNHS Pensions in the salaried services 1995 and 2008 sections
An overview of the main elements of the NHS Pension Scheme in relation to dentists working in the salaried services within a hospital, community or salaried general dental service setting
More about NHS Pensions in the salaried services 1995 and 2008 sectionsAnnual allowance
Everything you need to know about the NHS pension and your annual allowance.
More about Annual allowanceLifetime allowance
Advice on lifetime allowance (LTA) in the dental practice, which limits the amount that you can save into registered pension schemes on a tax efficient basis.
More about Lifetime allowanceUniversities Superannuation Scheme
More about Universities Superannuation SchemePrison dentists: access to NHS pensions scheme
Advice for prison dentists previously incorrectly excluded from the NHS pension scheme, whose contributions can be included retrospectively since February 2021.
More about Prison dentists: access to NHS pensions schemeCalculation of NHS net pensionable earnings (England and Wales)
A guide for pensionable earnings (NPE), the basis for working out how much NHS pension a dentist is entitled to.
More about Calculation of NHS net pensionable earnings (England and Wales)Age discrimination remedy and public service pensions
Advice about the remedy to historic age discrimination in public service pensions for dentists, and the protections introduced in 2015.
More about Age discrimination remedy and public service pensionsGDS 2015 Scheme
Overview of the 2015 NHS pension scheme. which differs significantly from the 1995 and 2008 sections of the previous scheme.
More about GDS 2015 SchemeGDS '95 and '08 sections
Understand the principles of the 1995 section and 2008 section of the NHS pension scheme.
More about GDS '95 and '08 sectionsfree webinar for members
Understanding your pension options
Understand the options when saving for retirement, looking at the pros and cons of the 2015 NHS pension and personal pensions, how they differ and the benefits of both, along with the options whether you are working in NHS, mixed or private practice.
free webinar for members
Differences between personal pensions and the NHS pension
Phil McEvoy, Head of the BDA's Pensions Team, introduces the UK pensions system and look particularly at how the NHS pension scheme works for dentists. Recent changes to both the NHS pension scheme and retirement processes will outlined, along with the recent changes to the system by which pension savings are taxed.