DHSC and NHSE have begun some strands of work that might usefully improve the workforce situation if they are fully implemented. For example, there is a commitment in the NHS long–term workforce plan to increase training places for dentists by 40% by 2031–32.95 There was also a consultation put out last year proposing a tie–in period for dental graduates, ensuring that where graduates have benefited from taxpayer subsidies through their training, they then give back to the NHS for at a minimu...

DHSC and NHSE have begun some strands of work that might usefully improve the workforce situation if they are fully implemented. For example, there is a commitment in the NHS long–term workforce plan to increase training places for dentists by 40% by 2031–32.95 There was also a consultation put out last year proposing a tie–in period for dental graduates, ensuring that where graduates have benefited from taxpayer subsidies through their training, they then give back to the NHS for at a minimum period after completing their training.96 Type: conclusion | Number: 32 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 6.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. 6.2 In Spring 2024, the department ran a 6-week consultation on a ‘tie-in’ to NHS dentistry for newly qualified dentists. The department is in the process of analysing these responses. 6.3 Once this process is completed, the department w