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Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
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Dr Katie Petty-Saphon: no photograph is held, so the sector leader plate is shown instead.
Sector leader
Dr Katie Petty-Saphon
Chief Executive of the Dental Schools Council
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press citations on 1 topic since 2 May 2026 · last quoted 4 Jun 2026
02 Quoted on · 1 of 29 topics
Dr Katie Petty-Saphon: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Chief Executive of the Dental Schools Council
- Quoted on
- Dentistry access
- Tracked press citations
- 4
- Most recently quoted
- 4 Jun 2026
- First quoted
- 2 May 2026
04 The signal · where Dr Katie Petty-Saphon sits on dentistry access
Ranked 16= of 100 voices quoted in the press on dentistry access, level with 7 others on 4 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
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Eddie CrouchUnionChair of the Principal Executive Committee (BDA Chair), British Dental Association63 - 2
Shiv PabaryClinicianChair, General Dental Practice Committee, British Dental Association40 - 3
Jason WongRegulatorChief Dental Officer for England, NHS England (joint appointment with the Department of Health and Social Care, based in NHS England)21 - 16=Rebecca CurtayneRegulatorActing Head of Policy, Public Affairs and Research, Healthwatch England4
- 16=Andrew LittleAcademicOwner and principal dentist4
- 16=Dr Katie Petty-SaphonSector leaderChief Executive of the Dental Schools Council4
- 16=Professor Neal JusterAcademicVice Chancellor of the University of Lincoln4
- 16=George TsakosAcademicProfessor of dental public health at University College London4
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05 On the record · press
What Dr Katie Petty-Saphon has said
By outlet · linked articles
- birminghammail.co.uk1
- caithness-business.co.uk1
- express.co.uk1
- gov.uk1
Where Dr Katie Petty-Saphon has been quoted
- 01Brand new dental school places in 'dental deserts' in England And What Happens in Scotland As Shortage of Dentists Continuescaithness-business.co.uk · 4 Jun 2026
- 02Government confirms change to NHS dentist surgeries in England from 2027birminghammail.co.uk · 4 Jun 2026
- 03Brand new dental school places in 'dental deserts'gov.uk · 3 Jun 2026
- 04'Toughest' UK cities to find an NHS dentist named - yours maybe on the listexpress.co.uk · 2 May 2026
Verbatim
“We recognise the challenges faced by patients in Portsmouth and Norfolk in accessing NHS dental care.”
“We recognise the challenges faced by patients in Portsmouth and Norfolk in accessing NHS dental care.”
“The Dental Schools Council welcomes and supports the government's commitment to expanding dental training places by 50. We hope that the new dental school in Norfolk and the new programme in Portsmouth will strengthen regional research capacity and drive innovation in dental education and patient care.”
“Each year, dental schools are forced to turn away talented applicants who show great potential and this increase will allow more future NHS dentists to be admitted.”
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