Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 112259

Dentistry: Training

Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 24 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Joe Robertson

ConservativeIsle of Wight East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of financial pressures on dentistry students’ ability to complete training.

Answer

Karin Smyth
No such assessment has been made. The Department for Education provides the primary student support package for domestic dental students in higher education through Student Finance England (SFE).From year five of an undergraduate and year two of a graduat...

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