Question follow-through · 25094

Dentistry: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to allow (a) the General Dental Council and (b) other professional bodies to offer additional Overseas Registration Exam places to help (i) Ukrainian

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 20 Jan 2025
Target answer date: 22 Jan 2025
Answer: 27 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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20 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to allow (a) the General Dental Council and (b) other professional bodies to offer additional Overseas Registration Exam places to help (i) Ukrainian
22 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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27 Jan 2025
Answer published
The General Dental Council (GDC) is the independent regulator of dentistry in the United Kingdom. Its responsibilities include setting standards that must be met by domestic and international applicants wishing to be added to the UK dental register.Legisl...

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