| Heading: |
Dentistry: Higher Education |
| Question ID: |
1813004 |
| UIN: |
60037 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-16 |
| Asking Member ID: |
3969 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Damian Hinds
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Damian Hinds
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of awarding Dental Schools status to the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-25 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4359 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Stephen Kinnock
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| Answering Member handle: |
skinnock
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@skinnock
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| Answer text: |
All United Kingdom dental education providers must have Dental Authority Status (DAS) before they can award degrees in dentistry. DAS is a legal status described in the Dentists Act 1984 and awarded to organisations by the Privy Council.The Portsmouth Den... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |