Thousands of teens ‘denied vital dental treatment’

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.

Yesterday, witnesses before an Oireachtas Committee gave evidence of savage neglect by a department, which has allowed vested interests within the profession to railroad the system.

The meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children heard damning evidence of gross mismanagement of orthodontic treatment in Ireland.