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Dentistry: Surgery

Asked by Helen HayesLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 6 May 2025UIN 48992

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the existing Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon training pathway.

Answered by Karin Smyth

No assessment has been made. To become an oral maxillofacial surgeon, surgeons will need to meet the requirements of both the General Medical Council and General Dental Council, who are responsible for the standard of training for doctors and dentists respectively.

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