Lynch: Treat older children on orthodontic waiting lists

A TD from Cork city has called on the HSE to begin treatment immediately on the older children who have been on orthodontic waiting lists for more than three years.

It was revealed yesterday that after a 10-year battle, a second orthodontic consultant is to be appointed to the HSE South area — which with 4,590 children on its waiting list has one of the worst records on orthodontic care in the country.

Dr Marie Cook will take up the position next month and will have responsibility for children in Kerry and Cork North Lee where no assessments have taken place since last March. Orthodontics is the discipline of dentistry that deals with repairing crowded or crooked teeth.