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	answer has question	DjrEZBSL
	answer has answering person	Stephen Nathan Kinnock
	answer text	<p>The General Dental Council (GDC) is responsible for setting requirements for entry to the dentists register and administers the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE), which assesses the knowledge and skills of dentists holding qualifications not otherwise recognised for registration. The Royal College of Surgeons operates the Licence in Dental Surgery, which is an alternative examination for such dentists.</p><p>The GDC tripled the capacity of sittings for part 1 of the ORE from August 2023 through all of 2024, and is running an additional sitting of part 2 of the ORE in 2024. Together, these steps have created more than 1,300 additional places across the two parts. The GDC has opened tendering for provision of parts 1 and 2 of the ORE for the next five years, looking to improve the flexibility and availability of the ORE. Department officials continue to meet regularly with the GDC to discuss this important issue.</p>
	answer given date	2024-07-23
	answer has answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	written answer has answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care	answering body has written answer	QxeDOxt2
Department of Health and Social Care	answering body has answer	QxeDOxt2
DjrEZBSL	question has answer	QxeDOxt2
Stephen Nathan Kinnock	answering person has answer	QxeDOxt2