Dentistry: Migrant Workers
Commons · Question 59281 · Tabled 12 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew George
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the (a) annual capacity of the Overseas Registration Examination system and (b) number of fully trained overseas dentists already in the UK who are on the waiting list
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 19 Jun 2025
The Overseas Registration exam (ORE) is operated by the General Dental Council (GDC), which is independent of the Government. The Department does not hold data on exactly how many candidates are waiting to sit the GDC’s ORE, or their residency status.We u...