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Written question asked by Chloe Smith (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 January 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 January 2024. It was answered by Andrea Leadsom (Conservative) on Wednesday, 17 January 2024 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Dentistry: Training

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 130 of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, if she will ensure that allocations of undergraduate dental training places in 2028 and 2031 are allocated to areas where levels of demand for NHS dentistry services are greatest.

Answer

We are establishing a governance structure to work with the Office for Students and key stakeholders to develop a methodology for allocating dental undergraduate student expansion, focussing on areas that have dental workforce challenges and aligning the methodology principles to that being developed for medical expansion.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
9205
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Dentistry Training
Link
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