Call for earlier dental screening for thousands of children

Thousands of children are waiting as long as 12 years for their first dental screening, it has emerged.

Call for earlier dental screening for thousands of children

The Irish Dental Association said the public dental service is failing children.

The membership body for dentists in Ireland blamed “totally inadequate” staffing levels in the public dental service.

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