HC Deb 19 September 2003 vol 410 c1276W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many students were in dental school in(a) 1983, (b) 1987, (c) 1992, (d) 1997 and the latest year for which figures are available. [131280]

Ms Rosie Winterton

Information on the intake of pre-clinical dental students from 1990–91 up to 2002–03, the latest year for which figures are available, is shown in the table.

Intake
1992–93 631
1997–98 668
2002–03 696

We are currently undertaking a review of the dental workforce, including the number of undergraduate places in dental schools. The review will be published by the end of this year.

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