Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 48992

Dentistry: Surgery

Tabled: 29 April 2025
Answered: 6 May 2025
Named Day

Question

Helen Hayes

LabourDulwich and West Norwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the existing Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon training pathway.

Answer

Karin Smyth
No assessment has been made. To become an oral maxillofacial surgeon, surgeons will need to meet the requirements of both the General Medical Council and General Dental Council, who are responsible for the standard of training for doctors and dentists res...

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