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Dentistry: Migrant Workers

Asked by Dr Peter PrinsleyLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 13 October 2025UIN 77291

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the General Dental Council has made on procuring a new examination board for the Overseas Registration Exam.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

I have asked the General Dental Council (GDC) to present its action plan to reduce the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) waiting list in the autumn, when the GDC also expects to be able to announce the new contract provider for the ORE.

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