Cutback jeopardises dental assessment

OVER the next seven weeks, almost 1,000 children will be assessed within the Southern Health Board Orthodontic Service to determine their eligibility for treatment.

Sat, 17 May, 2003 - 01:00

Eligibility s based on guidelines issued by the Department of Health in 1985.

There are three categories of eligibility A, B and C with all categories equally legally entitled to receive orthodontic treatment.

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