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Dentistry: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the clinical experience dentists receive before becoming eligible to practice.

answeredClaire HannaDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
24 Jul 2024
Target answer date
26 Jul 2024
Answer
30 Jul 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the clinical experience dentists receive before becoming eligible to practice.

  2. 26 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    The General Dental Council (GDC) is the independent regulator for dentists and dental care professionals in the United Kingdom. The GDC sets the standards of training and education required, including clinical placements, to gain entry to its register, an...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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