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During more than forty years of dental education in the UK it has been possible to witness a dynamic evolution. The training and education of any dental workforce must be directed towards the needs and demands of its stakeholders. These stakeholders include the population to which oral healthcare is directed, students, dental professionals, the purchasers of healthcare, those funding dental education, and competition from abroad.