Dentistry: Training
(asked on 24th February 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to introduce training bonds for dentists who train at English universities to require them to work in the NHS for a set period of time.
This question was answered on 1st March 2023
We have no plans to introduce training bonds for dentists who train at English universities.
The National Health Service contracts with independent dental providers to deliver NHS dental treatment in primary care settings. As a result, pay and conditions are agreed between staff and the practice holding an NHS contract, providing practices with the flexibility to recruit to meet local needs.