Dentists agree to treat PRSI workers

FAMILY dentists last night decided to accept proposals which will restore treatment to 1.7 million PRSI workers.

The decision, reached through a ballot of Irish Dental Association (IDA) members, brought to an end a bitter and long running dispute with the Government.

"This decision allows family dentists to get back to treating the 1.7 million PRSI workers who were caught in the middle of this seven-month-long row," said Donal Atkins, general secretary of the IDA.