Written questions

Dentistry: Qualifications

Commons · Question 27055 · Tabled 28 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 3 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will offer provisionally registered status to overseas-qualified dentists.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 3 Feb 2025

In 2024, the Department carried out a consultation on introducing legislation that would give the General Dental Council (GDC) powers to provisionally register overseas-qualified dentists who have not yet met the GDC’s requirements for full registration. ...