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Prison 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.

Prison dentists: access to NHS pensions scheme

If you have worked as a prison dentist, you may have been incorrectly excluded from the NHS pensions scheme. Since February 2021, prison dentists are no longer excluded from the scheme, and your contributions can be included retrospectively.

Here we answer members’ questions about this important change:

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