The Irish Dental Association says that due to totally inadequate staffing levels, the Public Dental Service is failing children who are waiting up to 7 or 8 and sometimes 12 years for their first dental screening. Currently there are 300 dentists employed in the Public Dental Service but the IDA says this figure needs to be increased by 50 per cent if the service is to ensure children receive adequate dental care.
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