WITH specialised dental treatment of children almost at a standstill in the midwest, an orthodontist has requested the Government to support the reinstatement of his dental training clinics.

CHILDREN eligible for orthodontic treatment are being denied treatment in many areas and parents are being forced to go into debt to send them to the North for treatment, it was claimed yesterday.

VITAL orthodontic treatment for thousands of teenagers has been run off the tracks by the Department of Health and Children, one of the country’s leading specialists has claimed.

A CONSULTANT orthodontist has published photos of children with horrific dental problems to show how the State had failed to look after them.

I REFER to the article entitled Child dental problems ‘camouflaged’ (Irish Examiner, Sept 13). It is heartening to see a consultant orthodontist so openly critical of the Department of Health and its policies over the past few years.

CHILDREN with severe dental problems are being removed from waiting lists to camouflage the extent of the problem, according to the head of dental services in the Mid-Western Health Board (MWHB).

MORE than 20,000 people are expected to converge on a harbour town in Cork for Ireland’s oldest regatta, generating more than €1 million for local businesses.

A PRIVATE orthodontist contracted to the Government’s treatment purchase scheme stands to earn €1.7 million in two years, while an entire public dental health department has an annual budget of €1.5m.