§ Mr. Harold Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he is aware that the recruitment of students to the dental profession is falling; and whether he will estimate the reduction of scholarship applications for the year 1964–65.
§ Mr. HoggThe hon. Member is misinformed. In October, 1963, there were 739 new entrants to dental colleges in universities in Great Britain compared with 701 in October, 1962, and 663 in October, 1961.
No information is available about the total number of applications to local 66W education authorities for awards to follow university courses in dental surgery.