HSE deal with trainees aims to tackle waiting lists

IT’S hoped a deal between the Health Executive Service (HSE) and trainee dentists could significantly cut the backlog in waiting times in Cork and Kerry for orthodontic treatment.

HSE spokesman Pat Healy said that he recognised that waiting lists in both counties were long.

The most recent figures from the HSE show that 72 people in Cork have been waiting more than four years for treatment, while the figure in Kerry is even higher, at 171.