Dental staff employed by HSE falls 4%, with 65 roles left vacant

The number of dentists employed by the HSE has fallen by 4% in the last seven years, with more than 65 roles vacant at the start of this year.

Fianna Fáil TD for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Cormac Devlin, who received the figures from the HSE, warned the number of public dental staff was falling as waiting lists and school-screening backlogs have grown.

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