Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 10984

Dentistry: Disciplinary Proceedings

Tabled: 24 October 2024
Answered: 29 October 2024

Question

Dame Caroline Dinenage

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of delays to fitness to practice investigations on dentists' mental health.

Answer

Karin Smyth
No assessment has been made by the Department. The General Dental Council (GDC) is the independent regulator for dentists and dental care professionals in the United Kingdom. The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) is respons...

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