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Dentistry: Training

Asked by Rachael MaskellLabour (Co-op)Department of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 10 September 2024UIN 3714

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, when he plans to announce which schools will provide (a) new and (b) additional dental training places from September 2026.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

No specific date has been set for the Office for Students to commence the process for dental training place applications from 2026 onwards. The Department will set out next steps in relation to dental training in due course.

We are determined to fix our National Health Service and restore it to a service we are proud of. In doing so, we are committed to training the staff we need to get patients seen on time, including dentists.

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