Expanded dental care services for medical card holders announced
Irish Dental Association warns changes ‘will do little’ to address issues
Dentists ‘astonished’ by lack of detail in plan to improve access to care
Stephen Donnelly said ‘a range of oral health measures’ would be introduced next year
Are there enough vaccinators for the peak weeks ahead?
As the campaign steps up, pharmacists have yet to administer a single dose
Dental scheme for medical card patients in ‘complete chaos’
Irish Dental Association says about 250 dentists have left scheme in last 12 months
Mouth cancers going undiagnosed during Covid-19 crisis, dentists warn
People unaware emergency dental services continued to operate throughout
Dentists in dire need of support, says dental association chief
Profession ‘collapsing’ under strain of restrictions and government help needed urgently
Coronavirus: 300 dentists criticise guidance and seek halt to elective services
Many dental practices scale back amid warnings the profession is ‘on the brink of collapse’
Coronavirus: Dental association warns of inevitable closure of dentists’ practices
Group seeks urgent meeting with Minister amid fears for vulnerable professionals
Coronavirus: Closure of dental practices inevitable, dentists warn
Irish Dental Association expresses concern at ‘lack of clear guidance’ over outbreak
Government plan to give free dental care to under-16s ‘unrealistic’
Dentists to highlight ‘crisis’ in industry to patients and politicians in run up to election
No prospect of free dental care for children under 6 from next year, dentists warn
Irish Dental Association says new scheme proposed by Government is ‘unworkable’
Dentists critical of dental care for primary school children
Cutbacks in HSE services mean children’s teeth are not being checked until sixth class
Drilling down into children’s dental health
The new oral health policy looks attractive for parents but dentists argue it is ‘unworkable’
Health Board: Upcoming conferences, talks, campaigns and events
Dental podcast The Whole Tooth, a lecture about mental health and a CF conference
Dentists blame medical card for rise in tooth extractions
Survey finds 97% of dentists lack confidence in Dental Treatment Services Scheme
Dental extractions increase as State support for treatment falls
Drop in costly fillings and root canals as State funding cut from €150m to €75m
Dublin pharmacy received €835,000 in State scheme fees
HSE report shows one dental practice received €362,000 in payments for 2014
More than 18,200 children waiting for orthodontic treatment
Almost 7,000 have been waiting for treatment for over two years
Pharmacists and dentists to press for reversal of fee cuts
Calls follow move to begin unwinding emergency cuts to GP fees
Younger children to lose out in new dental care plan
HSE plan for dentists to prioritise older children condemned as a ‘stealth cut’ by the Irish Dental Association
The painful cost of delaying children's dental care
Early preventive work and screening of young children’s teeth is crucial and cost-effective
FF seeks debate on publication of GP and dentist earnings
HSE removed details of payments from website
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