Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 105885

Dental Services

Tabled: 14 January 2026
Answered: 21 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Noah Law

LabourSt Austell and Newquay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce burdens on NHS dentistry services, especially by ensuring dentists who are qualified to practice in other countries can be fast-tracked for qualification to practi

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The General Dental Council (GDC) regulates United Kingdom dentistry and sets the standards for all applicants to its registers. Routes to registration for overseas qualified dentists are set out in legislation.The Government is working with the GDC to inc...

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