Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 72138

Dentistry: West Dorset

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 6 October 2025

Question

Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to allocate funding for a dental school in West Dorset to increase the local dental workforce.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

Tackling the geographical disparities in access to National Health Service dentistry is vital, and the Government welcomes efforts to help deliver this ambition.Government approval or funding is not required to establish a new dental school in West Dorset...

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