Written questions

Dentistry: Migrant Workers

Commons · Question 58420 · Tabled 9 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 19 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Tracy Gilbert

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people waiting to sit a Dental Overseas Registration Examination.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 19 Jun 2025

The Department does not hold data on exactly how many candidates are waiting to sit the General Dental Council’s (GDC) Overseas Registration Exam (ORE), as this data is held by the GDC. In April 2025, we understand from the GDC that there were approximate...