Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 62915

Dentistry: Higher Education

Tabled: 25 June 2025

Answered: 23 July 2025

Question

Ian Roome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase intake numbers at dental schools (a) for dental (i) hygienists and (ii) therapists and (b) in general.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

We will publish a refreshed workforce plan to ensure the National Health Service has the right people, in the right places, with the right skills to deliver the care patients need when they need it.According to the Higher Education Students Early Statisti...

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