Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dental therapists are on the General Dental Council's waiting list for an overseas register exam.
The Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) is an exam that overseas qualified dentists must pass to register as dentists with the General Dental Council. Dental therapists are included under the umbrella of Dental Care Professionals who are not expected to take the Overseas Registration exam (ORE).