While 968 graduates have confirmed places, the report reveals that 76 UK graduates are still on the waiting list.
2014 was a landmark year for this group, with the Government finally seeing sense and providing sufficient training places for all eligible UK graduates, and u-turning on plans for a blanket £2,000 pay cut after a concerted campaign from the BDA.
Judith Husband, chair of the BDA’s Education, Ethics and the Dental Team working group said:
“Seventy-six graduates now face the terrible uncertainty on whether they will be able to begin a career in NHS dentistry. To be clear that’s 76 too many. Each of them will be trying to focus on finals and this added pressure is a damaging and wholly unnecessary distraction.
“The future of Britain’s oral health depends on the next generation. These graduates deserve certainty and investment, not another nerve-wracking wait.
“It is not acceptable for the Department of Health to have another go at balancing the books off the backs of these young dentists."