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02/03/10	Dental Care Pregnancy Alert
	Health concerns after bacteria present in mother's mouth found in stillborn baby (Irish Times, Tuesday, March 2nd 2010)

22/02/10	GSK highlights health risk with use of its zinc-containing denture adhesives
	GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has issued advice warning consumers about a potential health risk associated with long-term, excessive use of its zinc-containing denture adhesives Poligrip Ultra and Poligrip Total Care.

15/02/10	CSO Confirms Removal of PRSI Benefit Sole Cause of Rise in Dental Charges
	The Central Statistics Office [CSO] has confirmed that the rise of 12.8% in dental charges reported in January's CPI figures arose entirely as a result of the Government's removal of PRSI benefits from dental treatments.

17/01/10	Meeting votes No Confidence in Government following over Euro110 million in cuts in supports for dental treatments.
	Over 400 dentists from across the country met at a special meeting in Dublin today called to discuss the growing crisis for dental health care.

10/12/09	Dentists respond with shock and alarm to Budget cuts
	The Irish Dental Association has warned that the Budget had effectively killed off the PRSI scheme for dental benefits for people at work despite the fact that millions of people have been paying the State every week for this 'insurance' for years.

09/12/09	Budget Slashes Spending on Dental Care
	The main features of the Budget for 2010 as announced today and of direct significance for dentists are set out below.

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