GDS contracted UK qualification

Summary

The request sought details on the qualifications of Isle of Man NHS dentists holding General Dentistry Service contracts, specifically asking for the number with UK qualifications and the countries of origin for others. The Department of Health and Social Care disclosed a full list of 24 providers, confirming that 11 obtained their qualifications in the UK while providing the specific countries for the remainder.

Key Facts

• 11 out of 24 current NHS GDS Contract Providers gained their dental qualification in the UK.
• The remaining dentists qualified in countries including Greece, South Africa, Poland, India, and the Czech Republic.
• The authority provided the data voluntarily despite noting it is accessible via the General Dental Council website.
• The response included dentists from community services and the hospital as requested.
• The request was received on 27 March 2018 and concluded on 13 April 2018.

Data Disclosed

• 11
• 24
• 2018-03-27
• 2018-04-13
• 408233

Original Request

How many dentists on the Isle of Man NHS providers list, holding a General Dentistry Service Contract, have a UK qualification (earned within the UK) (Batchelor of Dental Surgery) or equivalent? Can you please tell me where the remaining dentists (who hold a GDS contract and are an NHS providers) obtained their qualifications i.e what country did they qualify in. Please include the dentists from community services and the hospital.

Data Tables (2)

Full Response Text

Chief Executive: Malcolm Couch Freedom of Information Team DHSC Digital Cronk Coar Strang IM4 4RJ

(01624) 642621 dhsc@foi.gov.im Website: www.gov.im/dhsc

Our ref: 408233 13 April 2018

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 27 March 2018 and which states:

"How many dentists on the Isle of Man NHS providers list, holding a General Dentistry Service Contract, have a UK qualification (earned within the UK) (Batchelor of Dental Surgery) or equivalent? Can you please tell me where the remaining dentists (who hold a GDS contract and are an NHS providers) obtained their qualifications i.e what country did they qualify in. Please include the dentists from community services and the hospital."

Information is accessible to the requestor by other means. However, for the purpose of assisting the requestor and rather than applying an exemption, a full list of current NHS GDS Contract Holders is below. Whilst the General Dental Council holds the requested information (which can be found via the GDC webpage https://www.gdc- uk.org), we have supplied this information also, as taken from the GDC.
11 out of 24 current NHS GDS Contract Providers (at the time the FOI request was submitted) gained their dental qualification in the UK. We have provided this information to be transparent and with the spirit of the Freedom of Information Act. Contract Providers Qualification Gained • Vyron Tsivos • Vasiliki Loli DDS Athens DipDS Athens • Sanet Du Toit BDS University of Witwatersrand • Johannes Hermanus Van Rooyen • Allan Lewis BChD Stell 19 MSc Lond BDS Birm LDS RCS Edin • Johannes Hermanus Van Rooyen BChD Stell

• Dirk Hennig BChD Pretoria • Andre Vogelzang BChD Stell
• Tracey Bell BDS Manc • Irfan Ravat • Mark Ray BDS Manc MFGDP(UK) BDS Birm • Athanasios Karezis DipDS Thessaloniki • Jaswinder Dhariwal BDS Wales • Tomasz Michalec • Stanislaw Kopacz Lek Stom Warsaw Lek Stom Warsaw • Madhusudan Reddy Malikireddy Tamil Nadu • Charles Nwumga Dohvoma Bristol University • Alison Jane Qualtrough Leeds University • Bev McClung UK • Bev Dyer UK • Kirsty Reynolds UK • Nigel Armstrong UK • Zygmunt Mirski Poland • Michaela Duchnova Czech Republic

Please quote the reference number 408233 in any future communications.

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