Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 95200
Dentistry: West Dorset
Tabled: 27 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential for dental students in training to carry out supervised NHS dental appointments to help reduce the backlog in routine and urgent care in West Dors
Answer
Stephen KinnockEvery 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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