Dentistry: West Dorset
Commons · Question 72138 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 6 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to allocate funding for a dental school in West Dorset to increase the local dental workforce.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 6 Oct 2025
Tackling the geographical disparities in access to National Health Service dentistry is vital, and the Government welcomes efforts to help deliver this ambition.Government approval or funding is not required to establish a new dental school in West Dorset...