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Locum cover for dental practices across the UK.

Find cover for Thursday before lunch today.

Search dental nurses, hygienists, orthodontic therapists and receptionists by date, distance and rate. Book the one you want. Pay them their rate directly — and pay us one flat fee per booking, with no VAT added.

Find coverCompliant, available locums only

Two ways in.

One platform, two sides of the same booking. Both free to join.

I am a dental practice

Cover a sickness, a holiday or a permanent gap — without ringing round five agencies.

  • Search by role, date, postcode and availability
  • See each locum's hourly rate before you book
  • Request cover, or book instantly once you're trusted
  • Every invoice and payment, itemised
Register your practice

I'm a locum

Set your rate, set your radius, and take only the shifts you want.

  • Free to register — no fee to join, now or later
  • You set your own hourly rate
  • You set how far you're willing to travel
  • Paid your full rate, direct from the practice
Create a locum profile

We don't take a cut of your day rate.

Most agencies quote the practice one number and pay the locum a smaller one. Brighttemp splits the payment in two, and shows both.

Practice → Locum

The locum's rate

£18.00/hr

Set by the locum, visible before booking, paid direct. Brighttemp takes nothing from it.

Practice → Brighttemp

Our booking fee

£30.00 flat

One fee per booking — not per hour, not a percentage, and no VAT on top.

Nobody reaches your search results uncleared.

We hold and monitor seven documents for every locum, each checked by our team and tracked to its expiry date.

GDC registrationNumber verified, renewal date tracked
Photo IDPassport or driving licence, checked against the profile
Enhanced DBS checkEnhanced certificate, with issue date on file
Indemnity insuranceCertificate and cover period
Hepatitis BEvidence of immunity
CPR certificateIn-date resuscitation training
Infection controlCurrent training record

If a document expires, the locum comes out of search automatically. They can't be booked again until it's replaced and re-approved.

From gap to confirmed shift.

  1. 1

    Search

    Role, date, hours and distance from your postcode.

  2. 2

    Choose

    Compare rates and experience. Request, or book instantly.

  3. 3

    Locum accepts

    They're notified straight away and confirm or decline.

  4. 4

    Confirmed

    Both sides get the details. Your invoice is raised.

  5. 5

    Shift worked

    You pay the locum their rate. The booking closes.

Your next gap is already someone's free Thursday.

Free to register, either side. You'll be booking within a day of approval.

Register your practiceJoin as a locum