Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 77291

Dentistry: Migrant Workers

Tabled: 15 September 2025
Answered: 13 October 2025

Question

Dr Peter Prinsley

LabourBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the General Dental Council has made on procuring a new examination board for the Overseas Registration Exam.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
I have asked the General Dental Council (GDC) to present its action plan to reduce the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) waiting list in the autumn, when the GDC also expects to be able to announce the new contract provider for the ORE.