Dentists lose appeal over HSE funding

The five-judge court unaniomously ruled that a revised contract between the HSE and dentists gave the HSE “virtually untramelled choice” in withdrawing funding from particular forms of dental treatments.
Before the disputed changes were introduced via a circular issued by the HSE in April 2010, dentists were entitled to reimbursement for all routine treatments provided to medical card holders. Under the 2010 circular, only emergency treatments qualified.