It’s feared Clare’s dental services will be entirely privatised, unless urgent changes are made to the Dental Treatment Service Scheme by the new government.
When records began, there were 28 dentists that accepted medical cards under the scheme and figures released through a parliamentary question to Shannon Sinn Fein TD, Donna McGettigan, show that this figure is now just six.
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The draft Programme for Government has committed to agreeing a new dental scheme for medical card holders and to hiring additional dentists.
Deputy McGettigan says in its current state, the scheme is on the brink of collapse.
You can listen to the full interview here: