Increase in fees for medical card treatments won't stop 'exodus' of dentists

Irish Dental Association CEO Fintan Hourihan said dentists are losing money on treatments provided to patients under the Dental Treatment Services Scheme.

An increase in the fees given to dentists for certain treatments under a scheme for medical card holders won’t address the “exodus” of practitioners from the scheme.

That’s according to the Irish Dental Association CEO Fintan Hourihan who said it may not be until 2023 until a new system is put in place that will meet the needs of medical card holders seeking dental treatment around the country.