Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 59281
Dentistry: Migrant Workers
Tabled: 12 June 2025
Answered: 19 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Andrew George
Liberal Democrat — St Ives
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the (a) annual capacity of the Overseas Registration Examination system and (b) number of fully trained overseas dentists already in the UK who are on the waiting list
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe Overseas Registration exam (ORE) is operated by the General Dental Council (GDC), which is independent of the Government. The Department does not hold data on exactly how many candidates are waiting to sit the GDC’s ORE, or their residency status.We u...
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