Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 58838

Dentistry: Migrant Workers

Tabled: 10 June 2025
Answered: 16 June 2025

Question

Richard Quigley

LabourIsle of Wight West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help prevent international dentists entering the UK on NHS-sponsored Health and Care Visas leaving the NHS for private practice.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The immigration system will allow those who meet the visa requirements, such as having a job offer from an approved sponsor and being paid the appropriate salary, to come to the United Kingdom to be dentists. It does not differentiate between those who wi...

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