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Dentistry: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the capacity of spaces in the Overseas Registration Exam for dentists residing in the UK.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
2 Apr 2025
Target answer date
7 Apr 2025
Answer
11 Apr 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the capacity of spaces in the Overseas Registration Exam for dentists residing in the UK.

  2. 7 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) exam is operated by the General Dental Council (GDC). The GDC is independent of Government.It is the role of the GDC to approve eligibility criteria for the ORE. There are no restrictions on accessing the exam based on...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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