Dentistry: Apprentices
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps with dental schools to develop apprenticeship programmes to help expand the dental workforce.
Answered by Janet Daby
There are a number of apprenticeship standards available to support the development of the dental workforce, including Level 3 Dental Nurse, Level 4 Dental Practice Manager and Level 4 Orthodontic Therapist.
NHS England has been supporting dental schools to encourage delivery of the Level 6 Dental Hygienist apprenticeship standard, and the department continues to make it easier for providers to offer and deliver apprenticeships, including cutting red tape through reforms to the payment system.
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