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United Kingdom Dental Devices - Market Share Analysis, Industry Trends & Statistics, Growth Forecasts (2025 - 2030)

Publisher Mordor Intelligence Inc
Published Jul 15, 2025
Length 100 Pages
SKU # MOI20477080

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United Kingdom Dental Devices Market Analysis

The United Kingdom dental devices market size is USD 472.10 million in 2024 and is forecast to expand to USD 614.97 million in 2030, reflecting a 4.58% CAGR over 2025-2030. Demand is accelerating as digital workflows, policy incentives such as the Super-Deduction Capital Allowance, and a demographic tilt toward older patients redefine investment priorities. England anchors the market, but Scotland is gaining momentum through targeted workforce initiatives. Dental consumables remain the revenue backbone, yet the equipment category is outpacing overall growth due to the rapid uptake of CAD/CAM, 3-D printing, and AI-enabled imaging. Independent practices are regaining ownership share from corporate groups, reshaping purchasing patterns and supply-chain relationships. Meanwhile, the NHS Dental Recovery Plan is catalyzing digital adoption even as workforce shortages restrain service capacity and delay equipment upgrades.

United Kingdom Dental Devices Market Trends and Insights

Ageing U.K. Population Accelerating Demand for Prosthodontic & Implant Devices

Adults aged ≥65 will represent 25% of the national population by 2050, pushing long-term demand for durable, biocompatible prosthodontic and implant solutions. Clinics are shifting toward zirconia-hybrid implants that blend titanium cores with zirconium-dioxide ceramic, reducing inflammatory response and addressing titanium hypersensitivity. Laboratory studies show these hybrids improve cell adhesion and osteogenic differentiation in human dental pulp stem cells compared with pure titanium. As a result, procurement teams are prioritizing suppliers able to guarantee consistent quality of advanced ceramic and composite implant lines. The driver’s influence is strongest in England and Scotland where geriatric dental infrastructure is most developed, and it underpins steady growth for the United Kingdom dental devices market through the forecast horizon.

NHS Dental-Contract Reform Driving Digital Equipment Adoption Across England

The NHS Dental Recovery Plan introduces financial incentives that reward higher treatment volumes and allocates a 40% lift in training places by 2031, prompting clinics to digitize workflows to meet throughput targets. Surveys show 99.3% of practitioners recognize digital benefits, yet capital costs remain the chief adoption barrier. Group practices in particular are scaling intraoral scanners and chairside milling to cut appointment times and align with preventive-care KPIs embedded in the reform. Although limited to England, the policy’s spillover into Wales is visible as suppliers report cross-border orders for UKCA-compliant scanners. This driver sustains above-market growth for digital equipment and cements its role in the United Kingdom dental devices market.

NHS Workforce Shortage Constraining Equipment Replacement Cycles

A documented gap of 5,500 dental professionals is widening “dental deserts,” particularly in coastal and deprived regions, with 95% of practices struggling to hire nurses and associates. Reduced chair capacity discourages capital outlays for advanced imaging and in-house milling, as owners question utilization rates. Associates are shifting toward private practice for higher remuneration, further throttling NHS throughput. Until expanded training cohorts graduate, staffing scarcity will dampen the pace of high-tech adoption, subtracting an estimated 1.4 percentage points from the base CAGR of the United Kingdom dental devices market.

Other drivers and restraints analyzed in the detailed report include:

  1. Expansion of Private Dental Insurance Elevating Device Sophistication
  2. Super-Deduction Capital Allowance Catalysing Clinic Investment in CAD/CAM & 3-D Printing
  3. Import-led Inflation Elevating Equipment Costs

For complete list of drivers and restraints, kindly check the Table Of Contents.

Segment Analysis

The equipment slice of the United Kingdom dental devices market recorded a 5.23% CAGR outlook to 2030, outstripping the consumables-dominated 61.23% revenue base in 2024. Practices cite chairside CAD/CAM and lab-grade 3-D printers as strategic investments that compress turnaround times and cut outsourcing fees. The CAD/CAM blocks and consumables niche is expanding in tandem with installed bases, locking clinics into proprietary supply chains that generate recurring revenue.

Intraoral scanners now permeate routine examinations, feeding STL data directly into cloud design portals. Meanwhile, three-dimensional printing is shifting complex restoration work from milling to additive, due to superior material efficiency and design freedom. AI-enabled sensors such as DEXIS Ti2 layer machine-learning analytics onto imaging, foreshadowing a diagnostic platform play rather than stand-alone hardware. These trends reinforce the value share of equipment and embed digital dependence throughout the United Kingdom dental devices market.

The UK Dental Devices Market Report Segments the Industry Into by Product Type (General and Diagnostics Equipment, Dental Consumables, Other Dental Devices), by Treatment (Orthodontic, Endodontic, Periodontic, Prosthodontic), by End User (Hospitals, Dental Clinics, Other End Users). Five Years of Historical Data and Five-Year Forecasts are Included.

List of Companies Covered in this Report:

  1. Henry Schein
  2. Straumann Group
  3. Envista Holdings Corporation (Nobel Biocare, Ormco)
  4. Align Technology
  5. Planmeca
  6. 3M Health Care (Oral Care Solutions)
  7. Ivoclar Vivadent
  8. GC Corporation
  9. Coltene Holding
  10. Septodont
  11. Zimmer Biomet Dental
  12. Belmont UK
  13. Carestream Dental
  14. Patterson Companies
  15. BEGO GmbH & Co KG
  16. Kulzer
  17. Carestream Dental UK
  18. A-dec UK Ltd
  19. Renishaw plc (Dental Solutions)
  20. DD Group (Dental Directory)
  21. Acteon UK

Additional Benefits:

  • The market estimate (ME) sheet in Excel format
  • 3 months of analyst support
Please note: The report will take approximately 2 business days to prepare and deliver.

Table of Contents

100 Pages
1 Introduction
1.1 Scope of the Study
2 Research Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Market Landscape
4.1 Market Drivers
4.1.1 Ageing U.K. Population Accelerating Demand for Prosthodontic & Implant Devices
4.1.2 NHS Dental-Contract Reform Driving Digital Equipment Adoption Across England
4.1.3 Expansion of Private Dental Insurance Boosting High-value Cosmetic Devices
4.1.4 Super-Deduction Capital Allowance Catalysing Clinic Investment in CAD/CAM & 3-D Printing
4.1.5 AI-enabled CBCT Imaging Pilots Stimulating Radiology Equipment Uptake
4.1.6 Post-Brexit UKCA Transition Deadlines Favouring CE-Marked Device Replacement Cycles
4.2 Market Restraints
4.2.1 NHS Workforce Shortage Constraining Equipment Replacement Cycles
4.2.2 Import-led Inflation Raising ASPs of High-tech Devices Post-Brexit
4.2.3 UKCA Certification Uncertainty Deterring SME Product Launches
4.2.4 Environmental Levies (Single-use Plastics Tax) Increasing Consumable Costs
4.3 Value / Supply-Chain Analysis
4.4 Regulatory Landscape
4.5 Technological Outlook
4.6 Porter’s Five Forces
4.6.1 Threat of New Entrants
4.6.2 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.6.3 Bargaining Power of Buyers
4.6.4 Threat of Substitutes
4.6.5 Competitive Rivalry
5 Market Size & Growth Forecasts
5.1 By Product Type (Value)
5.1.1 Diagnostics Equipment
5.1.1.1 Dental Laser
5.1.1.1.1 Soft Tissue Lasers
5.1.1.1.2 Hard Tissue Lasers
5.1.1.2 Radiology Equipment
5.1.1.2.1 Extra Oral Radiology Equipment
5.1.1.2.2 Intra-oral Radiology Equipment
5.1.1.3 Dental Chair and Equipment
5.1.2 Therapeutic Equipment
5.1.2.1 Dental Hand Pieces
5.1.2.2 Electrosurgical Systems
5.1.2.3 CAD/CAM Systems
5.1.2.4 Milling Equipment
5.1.2.5 Casting Machine
5.1.2.6 Other Therapeutic Equipments
5.1.3 Dental Consumables
5.1.3.1 Dental Biomaterial
5.1.3.2 Dental Implants
5.1.3.3 Crowns and Bridges
5.1.3.4 Other Dental Consumables
5.1.4 Other Dental Devices
5.2 By Treatment
5.2.1 Orthodontic
5.2.2 Endodontic
5.2.3 Peridontic
5.2.4 Prosthodontic
5.3 By End User
5.3.1 Dental Hospitals
5.3.2 Dental Clinics
5.3.3 Academic & Research Institutes
6 Competitive Landscape
6.1 Market Share Analysis
6.2 Company Profiles {(includes Global level Overview, Market level overview, Core Segments, Financials as available, Strategic Information, Market Rank/Share for key companies, Products & Services, and Recent Developments)}
6.2.1 Henry Schein Inc.
6.2.2 Institut Straumann AG
6.2.3 Envista Holdings Corporation (Nobel Biocare, Ormco)
6.2.4 Align Technology Inc.
6.2.5 Planmeca Oy
6.2.6 3M Health Care (Oral Care Solutions)
6.2.7 Ivoclar Vivadent AG
6.2.8 GC Corporation
6.2.9 Coltene Holding AG
6.2.10 Septodont Holding
6.2.11 Zimmer Biomet Dental
6.2.12 Belmont UK
6.2.13 Carestream Dental LLC
6.2.14 Patterson Companies Inc.
6.2.15 BEGO GmbH & Co KG
6.2.16 Kulzer GmbH
6.2.17 Carestream Dental UK
6.2.18 A-dec UK Ltd
6.2.19 Renishaw plc (Dental Solutions)
6.2.20 DD Group (Dental Directory)
6.2.21 Acteon UK
7 Market Opportunities & Future Outlook

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