• Some parts of the country are facing backlogs of almost 10 years in relation to HSE School Dental Screening Service.
• Children who should be receiving three check-ups in primary school not being seen until fourth year of secondary school.
• General Anaesthetic waiting lists also running up to 2 years in some parts of the country.
• Number of public-only dentists has dropped by almost a quarter (23%), from 330 in 2006 to 254 in 2022.
• HSE need to hire 76 dentists immediately to bring the service back to where it was 15 years ago, says Irish Dental Association.