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Post-Brexit plans of EEA-qualified dental professionals revealed

​New research is published today on the post-Brexit intentions of EEA-qualified dental professionals working in the UK.

With almost one in five UK dentists, and around the same proportion of new applicants to the professional register each year, having qualified in the EEA, the General Dental Council (GDC) commissioned independent research to help understand the potential impact of Brexit on the UK registers of dental professionals.

Key findings from the report, which has just been finalised and includes both quantitative and qualitative elements, include:

Since the 2016 referendum, the regulator has seen no evidence of EEA-qualified dental professionals leaving the UK registers, and this trend continued in the December 2018 dentists’ annual renewal.

Head of Regulatory Intelligence at the GDC, David Teeman, said: 'Exploring the intentions of people who are currently able to work in UK healthcare because their qualifications are recognised under EU legislation is essential.

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