Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Orthodontics has been an issue for many years, particularly in cases involving children with double impacts or where teeth progressing from the roof of their mouths arrive. There is a critical age that is regarded as being the proper time to interact. In the meantime, the pain and suffering of the child while waiting for that age to progress can sometimes be severe. The amount of medication the child must take to prevent the pain is considerable. In some cases, the conclusion is not what would have been intended. Is there a procedure is in place whereby health professionals are alerted to the existence of such cases where the pain is likely to become extreme or the damage done in the waiting period might require major rebuilding of the jaw or face?