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New dental health survey shows 80% of Irish adults believe their gums are healthy however 80% of Irish people have some form of gum disease.

New dental health survey shows most Irish adults believe their teeth and gums are healthy and look good but one in four adults are visiting the dentist less often.

HSE Service Plan for 2014 - View it here

The HSE Service Plan for 2014 was published yesterday

Irish Dental Association seeks Employment / Communications Officer

Public dental service failing school children, special needs patients and teenagers

A leading representative of the Irish Dental Association has described the impact of staff shortages on the public dental service as simply unacceptable for a first world country.

IDA's Budget 2014 response: successive governments have removed €400m in dental supports from the general public since 2010

Current Government has failed to deliver on promises to revise cuts

Minister for Primary Care to launch review of oral health care policy at IDA seminar

Minister Alex White to launch new oral health policy review at IDA Seminar - 16th to 18th October Mullingar

Mouth Cancer Awareness Day takes place on Wednesday 18th September

Free mouth cancer examinations at over 500 dental surgeries nationwide

Irish Dental Association makes ten key recommendations for Budget 2014

Dentists warn that oral piercings can lead to serious illness

Tongue piercings can affect speech, sense of taste and cause drooling

IDA calls on Minister to restore all essential preventive treatments

76% of dentists have seen incomes fall over the past two years