Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to remove the annual cap on dentistry places at UK universities.

The provision of dentistry training places in the United Kingdom is a devolved issue.

In England, the Government temporarily lifted the cap on dental school places for students who completed A-Levels in 2020 and who had an offer from a university in England to study dentistry subject to their grades. This ensured a place this year or next for every eligible student.

The Government has no plans outside this change to remove the cap. However, it is committed to ensuring that the number of dental school places are in line with England’s requirements for dentists and continues to monitor the effectiveness of current arrangements.