Oral health in crisis as over €400m in supports for dental care withdrawn IDA calls for urgent meeting with Minister

The Irish Dental Union welcomes the HSE decision to cease publication of payments made to dentists participating in the dental treatment services scheme.

This article from the Irish Independent Health and Living Supplement makes for interesting reading and offers some salutary warnings on the dangers of dental tourism. Written by Ailin Quinlan and published on 16 June 2014 in the Health and Living Section of The Irish Independent

Dentists call on Government to lift the embargo on recruitment ahead of meeting with Minister White

Dentists call for dental vouchers to be issued along with P60s New President calls for reintroduction of treatments under the PRSI scheme

Patients forced to avail of multiple antibiotic prescriptions in contravention of HSE’s own guidelines IDA calls on Minister White to introduce maximum waiting times for patients

Dental Complaints Resolution Service handled 130 complaints in 2013. Service calls for tighter regulations for businesses that fit out premises as dental practices and then let them to dentists.

Copies of the Annual Reports of the IDA and IDU can be viewed online.

IDA reiterates call for public health warnings on soft drinks and food products 3 out of 4 Irish children suffering from tooth decay by the time they are 15