Dentistry: Higher Education
(asked on 16th June 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of awarding Dental Schools status to the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy.
This question was answered on 25th June 2025
All United Kingdom dental education providers must have Dental Authority Status (DAS) before they can award degrees in dentistry. DAS is a legal status described in the Dentists Act 1984 and awarded to organisations by the Privy Council.
The Portsmouth Dental Academy has submitted an application to the Privy Council for DAS. This is currently going through the Privy Council’s approval process.