§ Sir Cranley OnslowTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence under what conditions civilian students are admitted to dental hygiene courses at the Royal Army Dental Corps training unit at Aldershot; and how many such students have been admitted in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. FreemanCivilian students are admitted to dental hygienist courses at RADC Aldershot on a "space available" and repayment basis. Over the last five years, two one-year courses have been run every year with a 891W maximum of 10 students per course. At present, only one course is being offered and this begins in March 1995. Priority is given to armed forces students, but any surplus places may be allocated to civilian students.
During the past five years, a total of 30 civilian students have been trained at RADC Aldershot as follows.
Service and civilian students admitted to dental hygienist course at RADC Aldershot Date Service students Civilian students January 1990 6 4 September 1990 7 3 January 1991 6 4 September 1991 9 1 January 1992 9 1 September 1992 6 4 January 1993 7 3 September 1993 6 4 January 1994 8 2 September 1994 6 4 Total 70 30