Written questions

Dentistry: Disciplinary Proceedings

Commons · Question 10984 · Tabled 24 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 29 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of delays to fitness to practice investigations on dentists' mental health.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 29 Oct 2024

No assessment has been made by the Department. The General Dental Council (GDC) is the independent regulator for dentists and dental care professionals in the United Kingdom. The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) is respons...