Medical card holders suffering as a result of ‘dental apartheid’

“The HSE has effectively overseen the introduction of dental apartheid for the 37% of the population who have a medical card,” said Fintan Hourihan, chief executive of the Irish Dental Association.

Medical card holders suffering as a result of ‘dental apartheid’
Sat, 23 Apr, 2016 - 01:00
Evelyn Ring

The IDA commissioned a study which found, since 2009, surgical extractions increased by 53% and routine extractions by 14%.

Over the same period, fillings fell by over a third.

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