‘We’ve got to train more orthodontists’

IT could take six years before there are enough orthodontists to meet demand, the chief executive of the Health Service Executive (HSE), Prof Brendan Drumm, admitted yesterday.

Mon, 20 Mar, 2006 - 00:00
Evelyn Ring

He said it was unacceptable people were waiting 12 to 18 months for specialist dental treatment.

“We have got to train more orthodontists,” said Prof Drumm, who pointed out that the HSE had recently invested a lot of money in improving the service.

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