A selection of IDA's recent media coverage and coverage of oral health issues:
June 20 - Red FM - Fintan Hourihan Interviewed
June 20 - The Echo - 'Mass exodus' of dentists in Cork with system 'on the brink of collapse'
June 17 - RTÉ Radio Claire Byrne - Dr Sarah Edgar interviewed
June 17 - Pat Kenny Newstalk - Dr Caroline Robins interviewed
June 17 - Irish Independent - Revealed: Counties and areas with fewest dentists for patients with medical cards
May 3 - Irish Examiner opinion editorial - Dropping Dental Plans Misguided
May 2 - Dr Catherine Gallagher interviewed on RTÉ Radio's Today with Claire Byrne about extracting teeth from young children
May 2 - Irish Examiner - Decision to drop Cork dental school plans 'profoundly worrying'
May 2 - Irish Examiner - 'I routinely take out 20 teeth for two-year-old children': Dentists warn of decay from sugary drinks
May 2 - Irish Independent - Dentists offer extra clinics to help treat medical card holders
May 1 - Irish Times - Regulator ‘unable to act’ over dentist with sexual assault conviction
April 28 - Sunday Times - Ban Vape Shops Opening Near Schools
April 26 – Irish Examiner – Parents urged to raise school dental scheme delays with politicians on doorsteps
April 26 – Irish Examiner - 'Inappropriate' Botox procedures leave young women 'looking older than 40'
April 26 – Irish Independent - Longer-lasting Botox on the way as dentist warns against ‘wild west’ injection treatments from unlicensed operators
April 25 – RTÉ News - 100k children denied dental screening last year – IDA
April 25 – The Last Word – Dr Will Rymer interviewed about children missing school dental screening (8mins)
April 25 - RTÉ Radio Morning Ireland – Dr Caroline Robins interviewed about children missing dental screening last year
April 25 – Newstalk Breakfast - Dr Caroline Robins interviewed about children missing dental screening last year
April 25 – Irish Independent - Over 100,000 children missed out on school dental checks last year
April 25 – Irish Examiner - More than 100k children denied school screening dental appointments
April 25 – Irish Times - Over 100,000 children ‘denied’ school dental screening appointments last year
April 22 - Thejournal.ie - ‘There’s no accountability’: Leading dentist warns about use of unlicensed botox products
2023 Media Coverage
July 10 - Today with Claire Byrne - Dr Caroline Robins interviewed about children's dental delays
July 6 - Newstalk Pat Kenny Show - Fintan Hourihan discusses the dentist shortage
July 6 - Irish Independent - Dental treatment and adequate childcare are two areas record tax returns could easily help
July 6 - Irish Independent - Schoolchildren face 10-year delay for dental treatment under HSE-run scheme
July 6 - Irish Examiner - More dentists badly needed
July 5 - Irish Examiner - Less than half of eligible children seen on schedule under State's school dental plan
July 5 - RTÉ - Nearly 500 more dentists needed to meet demand - IDA
June 24 - Irish Times - ‘Life-altering side effects’: when medical and cosmetic treatments abroad go wrong
June 21 - RTÉ Six One News – President Dr Eamon Croke interviewed about new places for dental students
June 21 - RTÉ - Capacity for more medical, veterinary training places - HEA
June 19 - Newstalk The Hard Shoulder – Dr Will Rymer interviewed about dental tourism
May 15 - Irish Times - At least 50,000 children missing out on dental checks due to staff shortages
May 12 - RTÉ Six One News - Dr Caroline Robins and Dr Rory Boyd discuss patient waiting lists and advances in dentistry
May 12 - The Last Word - Dr Caroline Robins interviewed about oral healthcare crisis
May 12 - Morning Ireland - Dr Will Rymer interviewed about the access problems for patients
May 12 - Newstalk's Breakfast Briefing - Fintan Hourihan interviewed (at 13:35)
May 12 - Radió na Gaeltachta - Dr Marcas Mac Domhnaill discusses staffing crisis in dentistry
May 12 - Irish Times - Dentists pass vote of no confidence in Minister for Health
May 12 - Irish Independent - Dentist shortage leaves many patients waiting over three months for routine appointment
May 12 - Irish Examiner - Dentists vote no confidence in Donnelly amid frustration over 'crumbling' system
May 12 - thejournal.ie - Dentists pass no confidence vote in Donnelly as one in six wait three months for appointment
May 12 - Irish Independent - Around 200,000 people have dental phobia and are terrified of getting teeth fixed, ‘calming dentist’ says
May 12 - RTÉ - One in six wait over three months for dental appointment – survey
March 3 - RTÉ News - Dr Gillian Smith interviewed about the staffing crisis in dentistry
February 22 - Today with Claire Byrne - Dr Will Rymer discuss delays in treatment for primary-school children and the dental medical card scheme
February 22 - Irish Independent - Primary-school children facing 10-year wait for dental treatment
February 22 - RTÉ - Long delays in dental disease screening for children
February 9 - Newstalk Moncrieff Show - Fintan Hourihan interviewed about the staffing crisis in dentistry
February 7- Irish Examiner Opinion Editorial - Staffing crisis: Challenges of a century still haunting dentistry in Ireland
January 20 - Irish Independent - Time for talking is long over as shortage of dentists sends Ireland closer to crisis point
January 19 - Newstalk Lunchtime Live - Fintan Hourihan interviewed regarding public dental service.
2022 Media Coverage
November 16 - Irish Independent - Number of dentists taking medical card patients collapsing as scheme is ‘unfit for purpose’
November 16 - The Tonight Show, Virgin Media - Dr Caroline Robins interviewed about medical card dental scheme and dental tourism
November 15 - Today with Claire Byrne - Dr Caroline Robins interviewed about dental tourism
November 15 - Irish Independent - ‘I had a patient who lost all her teeth after treatment in Turkey’ – Irish Dental Association chief warns against trips abroad
November 3 - Irish Independent - Dental programme being delivered to our children falls way short of what is needed
October 31 - RTE Six One News and Nine O'Clock News - Fintan Hourihan interviewed about the DTSS crisis
October 31 - RTE Radio News at One - Fintan Hourihan interviewed about the DTSS crisis
October 31 - RTE - Fewer dentists offering services to treatment scheme
October 14 - Irish Independent - Professional firms may be included in state subsidy scheme to help pay businesses winter fuel bills
October 13 - Irish Times - Scheme to support businesses with rising energy costs looks set to be extended to businesses such as GPs, solicitors and dentists
October 13 - Irish Times - Some children are waiting up to 10 years to see a dentist
October 13 - Irish Examiner - Parts of Ireland have 10-year backlog in child dental treatments
October 13 - Irish Independent - Children waiting for up to 10 years for first check-up with HSE’s school dental service
October 13 - RTE Website - School dental services 'virtually non-existent'
October 13 - Newstalk Breakfast - IDA CEO interviewed about the school screening service
October 13 - Morning Ireland - Concerns over dental care being provided to children
October 7 - The Pat Kenny Show Newstalk - Fintan Hourihan interviewed re dentists exclusion from busines energy scheme
October 4 - Irish Examiner - Dental schools starved of funding
September 27 - Clare FM - IDA Chief Executive interviewed about medical card crisis in Clare
September 22 - Irish Examiner - Medical card holders 'missing out on dental care' as dentists leave scheme
September 21 - Irish Examiner - 'Trip to the dentist saved my life': Limerick farmer speaks out about mouth cancer diagnosis
September 21 - Irish Independent - ‘A trip to the dentist saved my life’ – how rare dental trip for a broken tooth led to discovery of tumour under tongue
August 2 - Drogheda Independent - Louth TD slams dental services as second year students still awaiting sixth class check-up
July 8 - Irish Independent - Experts urge caution as many patients seek overseas dental treatments to save on cost
July 8 - KCLR FM - Dr Caroline Robins interviewed re cost of dentistry (8mins30secs)
July 7 - The Pat Kenny Show Newstalk - Fintan Hourihan interviewed re cost of dentistry and lack of state support
June 14 - The Pat Kenny Show Newstalk - Fintan Hourihan interviewed re exodus of dentists from DTSS
June 13 - thejournal.ie - Exodus of dentists from medical card scheme leaving vulnerable households without dental care
June 10 - Limerick Today FM - Fintan Hourihan interviewed about improving access to oral healthcare
June 7 - Irish Examiner - Almost 70,000 children miss out on State dental appointments
May 13 - Today with Claire Byrne - Drs Jennifer Collins & Gillian Smith interviewed dental care for autistic patients
May 12 - Galway Bay FM - Dr Caroline Robins outlines her priorities as President (Part 1) and (Part 2)
May 12 - RTE News - Dentists call for Government intervention to help recruitment
May 12 - Newstalk Breakfast briefing - Fintan Hourihan interviewed about dental staffing crisis & DTSS
May 4 - C103 FM - Dr Mairead Browne interviewed about the DTSS crisis
April 2 - Newstalk Down to Busines - Industry review of the dental sector with President Elect Dr Caroline Robins
March 28 - Irish Independent - Boy (11) endures agonising wait for HSE dental treatment
March 20 - Ireland AM - Dr Gillian Smith discusses oral health tips for children
March 7 - Irish Independent - Nearly 3,000 children awaiting dental surgery amid rise in tooth decay
March 7 - Irish Independent - Medical card holders face postcode lottery for dentists amid mass exodus from State scheme
March 7 - Irish Independent - Dental tourists warned of potential pitfalls as numbers flying out on the rise again
March 3 - The Echo - Cork dentist: It's time to fix failings in public dental care
February 21 - RTE Morning Ireland - Dr Caroline Robins interviewed about the DTSS crisis and a new approach
February 21 - Irish Independent - Patients with medical cards should get up to €500 in vouchers for dentistry, says report
February 21 - RTE website - Dentists call for voucher scheme to replace medical cards
February 21 - thejournal.ie - Calls for dental vouchers to replace medical cards as dentists warn scheme nears 'total collapse'
February 21 - Midwest Radio - Dentists say the medical card scheme is nearing "total collapse"
January 22 - Irish Examiner - Sharp drop in dentists on medical card holder scheme
January 13 - Daily Mail (ROI) - COVID delays dental checks for 100,000 school children
January 8 - Irish Times Health Supplement - GP Committee Vice Chair, Dr Kieran O'Conor, talks about the impact of the pandemic on teeth and oral health.
January 3 - Live FM - Lack of dentists not just a Limerick issue
2021 Media Coverage
December 8 - Irish Examiner - More than 13,200 children waiting for urgent orthodontic treatment
December 4 - Irish Examiner - Medical card holders travelling 'unprecedented distances' to access dental treatment
December 3 - Drogeha Life - Louth Dental Care Survey indicates system in ruins
November 24 - Irish Independent - Tralee dentist is the most caring in Ireland
November 11 - Irish Examiner - Laws to allow medical negligence cases to be settled pre-court urged
November 11 - Irish Independent - Medical groups propose plan to cut costs and wait times in lawsuits for negligence
October 18 – KFM - Fintan Hourihan interviewed on KFM
October 18 - Radio na Gaeltachta - Dr Anne O'Neill interviewed on Radio na Gaeltachta Adhmhaidin (at 39 minutes)
October 17 - RTE Radio - Fintan Hourihan interviewed on RTE Radio This Week
October 17 – RTE website - 'Mass withdrawal' of dentists from medical card scheme
October 15 – Irish Independent - Labour leader Alan Kelly says many people are being forced to travel long distances to get dental treatment to which they are entitled
October 14 – Irish Times - Dentists ‘astonished’ by lack of detail in plan to improve access to care
July 13 - RTE Drivetime - Dr Anne O'Neill interviewed about the children's dental service
May 27 - C103FM - Dr Anne O'Neill interviewed about social media influencers and dentistry
May 27 - Irish Mirror - Tik care with your teeth, teens warned
May 26 - Newstalk Breakfast - Dr Caroline Robbins interviewed about cosmetic dentistry and social media influencers
May 26 - Galway Bay FM - Dr Caroline Robbins interviewed about social media influencers and dentistry
May 20 - LMFM - Dr Caroline Robbins interviewed about the drop in dentists participating in the DTSS
May 16 - RTE Radio This Week - Hundreds of dentists stop treating medical card patients
May 8 - RTE Online - Asking dentists to vaccinate would impact dental care - IDA
May 8 - Irish Times - Donnelly ‘concerned’ over drop in dentists in medical card scheme
May 8 - Irish Independent - Warning children will lose teeth for life as public dentists redeployed to Covid vaccine duties
May 8 - Irish Examiner - Stephen Donnelly promises 'root and branch' review of medical card dental scheme
May 8 - thejournal.ie - Moving dentists to vaccination programme will cause 'irreparable damage' to children, says IDA
April 16 - Irish MIrror - Dentist claims hypnosis can be used as part of normal dental treatment - to stop teeth grinding and manage anxiety
April 16 - Irish Examiner - Smile, you're on Zoom: why more people are taking a second look at their teeth
April 16 - Radio Kerry - Dr Mike Gow interviewed about dental hypnosis
April 15 - RTE Drivetime - Dr Mike Gow interviewed about the use of hypnosis in dentistry
April 13 - Irish Times - Dentists report surge in teeth grinding and cracking due to pandemic stress
April 9 - RTE Drivetime - Fintan Hourihan interviewed about DTSS crisis
April 9 - Pat Kenny Newstalk - Fintan Hourihan interviewed about DTSS crisis
April 9 - Clare FM - Fintan Hourihan interviewed about DTSS crisis
April 8 - Irish Times - Dental treatment scheme ‘on brink of collapse’
April 8 - Irish Examiner - Dentists call for ‘new approach’ to care for medical card holders
April 8 - Irish Independent - Young medical card dental patients are losing teeth early in an ‘unequal system’
April 8 - thejournal.ie - 'Use it or lose it’ vouchers should be considered for lower income groups' dental needs, says dentists
April 7 - Irish Independent - Dentists to warn that medical card dental scheme is on ‘brink of collapse’
April 5 - Irish Independent - Cracked teeth and jaw pain: How pandemic stress has us clenching our teeth – and what we can do to fix it
March 29 - RTE Radio Drivetime - Dr Caroline Robins interviewed about the rise in certain dental procedures during the pandemic
March 29 - Daily Mail - Working from home at the root of surge in cosmetic dental work
March 29 - The Times - Cosmetic dental work 'off richter scale since everyone is using Zoom'
March 28 - Irish Independent - ‘Zoom has a lot to answer for’ – cosmetic dental work ‘off the Richter scale’ since onset of Covid
Feb 27 - Dr Caroline Robins interviewed on RTE television news about delays in vaccinating dentists (at 9 minutes)
Feb 24 - KCLR - Dr Caroline Robbins interviewed re DTSS crisis
Feb 22 - RTÉ News at One - Fintan Hourihan interviewed about DTSS crisis and vaccincations
Feb 22 - Newstalk Breakfast Briefing - Fintan Hourihan interviewed about DTSS crisis
Feb 22 - Galway Bay FM - Fintan Hourihan interviewed on DTSS crisis
Feb 22 - Irish Times - Dental scheme for medical card patients in ‘complete chaos’
Feb 22 - Irish Independent - Dental treatment for medical card holders ‘in complete chaos’
Feb 22 - Irish Examiner - Dental treatment for medical card holders ‘in complete chaos’
Feb 22 - Thejournal.ie - Dental treatment for medical card holders in 'complete chaos', industry body says
Feb 22 - RTÉ website - Dental scheme for medical card holders 'on brink of collapse' - IDA
Feb 16 - Live 95 Limerick Today - Fintan Hourihan interviewed by Joe Nash
Feb 13 - Irish Examiner - Tenerife dental practice prepares list of Irish no-shows for gardaí
Jan 29 - RTE News - 161,500 vaccine doses administered, dentists may help with roll-out
Jan 21 - Today FM - Fintan Hourihan interviewed by Matt Cooper
Jan 12 - Today with Claire Byrne - Dr Anne O'Neill interviewed about PPE and lack of engagment by Department of Health
Jan 6 - Irish Times - Covid crisis: No State aid for dentists causing concern in profession
Jan 6 - Irish Indepdendent - Dentists warn lack of Government support will affect patients
2020 Media Coverage
Nov 5th - Newstalk Pat Kenny - Fintan Hourihan interviewed
Nov 2nd - Irish Examiner - Dentists leaving government scheme in their droves, figures show
Nov 2nd - thejournal.ie - More than 260 dentists no longer providing services to medical card holders after leaving scheme
Nov 1st - Irish Independent - Warning over treatment crisis as dentists quit care scheme ‘in their droves’
Nov 1st - Sunday Word - Warning over treatment crisis as dentists quit care scheme ‘in their droves’
October 26th - Irish Examiner - More than 1,500 children waiting for dental extractions
September 25th - Irish Examiner - 'Full-blown' dentistry crisis with staff redeployed to Covid testing
August 10th - Irish Mirror - Medical card holders face ‘delays while seeking treatment’ for dental care
July 9th - Irish Times - Mouth cancers going undiagnosed during Covid-19 crisis, dentists warn
June 29th - Newstalk - Dr Caroline Robins interviewed about dentistry post-Covid
June 24th - Midlands 103FM - Fintan Hourihan interviewed about dentists charging for PPE
June 22nd - LMFM - Fintan Hourihan interviewed about dentists charging for PPE
June 22nd - Tipp FM - Fintan Hourihan interviewed about dentists charging for PPE
June 15th - KCLR - Fintan Hourihan interviewed about dentists charging for PPE
June 15th - Radio Kerry - Fintan Hourihan interviewed about dentists charging for PPE
June 15th - Irish Times - Coronavirus lockdown eating habits take dental toll
June 3rd - Newstalk Breakfast - Dr Kieran O'Connor interviewed
May 19th - Irish Independent - Precautions: Dentists adjust to new way of doing business
May 18th - RTE Claire Byrne Live - Dr Gillian Smith interviewed about return to routine dentistry (16 minutes)
May 18th - RTE Radio Today with Sarah McInerney - Dr Kieran O'Connor interviewed about dentists returning to work
May 18th - Cork 96FM - Dr Kieran O'Connor interviewed about dentists returning to work
May 15th - Irish Times - Dentists adhering to new guidance can open next week
May 14th - RTE Six One News - Dentists and PPE
May 13th - RTE Radio Live Line - CEO Fintan Hourihan discusses PPE for dentists and other issues
May 12th - RTE website - Dentists awaiting 'clear direction' over safeguards
May 12th - RTE Radio Today with Sarah McInerney - CEO Fintan Hourihan interviewed about Covid-19: Dentists re-opening
May 10th - Sunday Independent - Lifting the lid on new Covid-19 waiting lists
May 8th - Newstalk Radio - Dentists ask Government for 'urgent assistance' to deal with Covid-19
May 5th - Irish Independent - Dentists fear lockdown poses 'grave threat to nation's oral health'
May 5th - The Times - Dentists warn risk of collapse is threat to nation’s health
May 5th - thejournal.ie - Majority of dentists fear Covid-19 poses high risk to 'sustainability' of their practice
April 29th - RTE Radio News at One - Dental surgery impacted by COVID-19
April 27th - Vice President, Dr Anne O’Neill, interviewed by Radio na Gaeltachta
April 26th - Rte Radio This Week, CEO Fintan Hourihan discussing the financial crisis facing the sector
April 17th - Irish Examiner - In the teeth of a crisis: Pandemic leaves dentists struggling to deliver a service
April 7th - Newstalk with Ivan Yates - Prof. Stassen discussing emergency dental care
April 7th - Irish Times Dentists want designated centres for emergency care
April 2nd - Irish Indpendent - IDA urges Social Protection to expand the pandemic payment scheme to dentists who are still providing emergency care.
March 25th - RTÉ - News at One - Chief Executive, Mr. Fintan Hourihan speaks to News at One
March 23rd - Irish Examiner - Need for dental emergency centres
March 19th - Newstalk - Dentist practices on the brink of collapse
March 19th - Today FM with Matt Cooper - Dr Eamon Croke talks to Matt Cooper
March 18th - Irish Independent - Dental profession in Ireland on the brink of collapse
March 16th - RTÉ drivetime - Chief Executive, Mr. Fintan Hourihan talks to Mary Wilson
Jan 26th - Newstalk - Chief Executive Fintan Hourihan interviewed about IDA election manifesto
Jan 20th - Irish Times - Government plan to give free dental care to under-16s ‘unrealistic’