Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 43705

Dentistry: Migrant Workers

Tabled: 2 April 2025
Answered: 11 April 2025

Question

Alex Brewer

Liberal DemocratNorth East Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the capacity of spaces in the Overseas Registration Exam for dentists residing in the UK.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) exam is operated by the General Dental Council (GDC). The GDC is independent of Government.It is the role of the GDC to approve eligibility criteria for the ORE. There are no restrictions on accessing the exam based on...

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