Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 94802

Dentistry: Training

Tabled: 26 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal DemocratWest Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider requiring supervised trainee dentists, while on placement at dental training schools, to work on exclusively on NHS waiting lists rather than private appointments, to help reduc

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Every undergraduate dental student gains clinical experience in the course of their studies under the supervision of a qualified supervisor.Clinical placements provide dental students with the opportunity to develop a range of skills, including clinical a...

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