Subsidised dental work for PRSI workers

More than 2.5m PRSI contributors are now entitled to a range of subsidised dental treatments and optical services.

The Department of Social Protection’s Treatment Benefit Scheme has been extended to optical and dental services and is now available to qualified PRSI contributors, including employees and the self-employed, and their dependent partners.

The dental scheme will now include a contribution to cleanings, either an annual scale and polish or more extensive periodontal treatment if clinically required. These treatments will be available in addition to the free annual dental examination announced in March this year.