Dr. Eamon Croke:

When the committee is dealing with workforce planning, I ask it to make a case for expanding the whole dental team. I work in the centre of Dublin and it is difficult to try to get dental nurses and hygienists because of the cost of living. We have lost fantastic members of our team because they cannot afford to live in Dublin any more. It is heartbreaking when they go. Patients miss them and we miss them. In that context, I ask the committee to try to make a case for the whole dental team. This is important.