Lack of funds denies disabled children dental treatment

HUNDREDS of physically and intellectually disabled children cannot get dental treatment because of the lack of Government funding.

Dublin Dental Hospital chief executive Brian Murray said disabled children need to be treated under general anaesthetic but priority seems to be given to funding orthodontic treatment instead.

“We seem to be more concerned about having straight shiny teeth than caring for the physically and intellectually disabled people who cannot get dental care,” Mr Murray said.