Jeff Sherer, owner of The Dental Design Studio, explains why those who pass the overseas registration exam (ORE) can help patients to access NHS dentistry.
Over the last 10 years, I have had the privilege of collaborating with dentists who have previously passed their ORE. I have always had profound respect for these dentists, as I often wonder how I would cope with trying to be a dentist in a different country that I did not initially qualify from.
At the same time, I am also aware of overseas dentists working in the UK as dental therapists or dental nurses, struggling desperately to secure a seat to sit their ORE. A number of our employees have taken annual leave when spaces were announced, only to spend the day frustrated because despite their best attempts all the spaces were quickly filled.
