Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 32886

Dentistry: Migrant Workers

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Labour — Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the processes in place for dentists from overseas who wish to set up in (a) private practice and (b) the NHS.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The General Dental Council (GDC) is the independent regulator of dentistry in the United Kingdom. Only dentists and dental care professionals registered with the GDC can legally practise dentistry, both within the National Health Service and privately, in...
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