Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 5 July 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association

Photo of Martin ConwayMartin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I fully agree with Mr. Hourihan. I suspected that this was where he was coming from. How broken is the school screening programme? It is my contention, and I am sure Mr. Hourihan, would agree with me that it is critical to screen and identify oral challenges in children at a young age. Are there children who are not being seen through the school screening programme? Are the delays resulting in permanent damage to children's teeth? If so, what quantities are we looking at?

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