Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I know the Minister commented earlier on the Irish Dental Association, which has painted a stark picture of children's oral healthcare. It was before the Joint Committee on Health last year and will be again next week to address screening. More than 100,000 children did not get the basic screening in primary school. I remember, when I was growing up, a dentist coming three or four times during my primary schooling. Children not having this screening is having a detrimental effect on oral healthcare. This has been a downgrading of public service, particularly in dental healthcare. Can the Minister correct the wrong, particularly the shortage of public dentists?

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