Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many overseas dentists are waiting to take the Overseas Registration Examination.
The General Dental Council (GDC) is the independent regulator of dentists and dental care professionals practising in the United Kingdom. The Department does not hold the latest data on the number of overseas qualified dentists waiting to take the Overseas Registration Exam. This data is held by the GDC.