Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 1579
Dentistry: Training
Tabled: 24 July 2024
Answered: 30 July 2024
Question
Claire Hanna
Social Democratic & Labour Party — Belfast South and Mid Down
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making dental (a) foundation and (b) vocational training mandatory for dentists entering private practice.
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe General Dental Council (GDC) is the independent regulator of dentistry in the United Kingdom, and sets the standards that must be met by domestic and international applicants wishing to be added to the UK dental register. Only dentists and dental care...
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