Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 5 October 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023

9:30 am

Mr. Bernard Gloster:

The point I am making is that they did get an increase this year, apart from the available funding. It seems to us that the availability of dentists is not just about the money, and certainly on the orthodontic side. It is about the availability of orthodontists and in special needs dentistry. It is certainly not a shortage of money. The number of special needs dentists and access to theatre is a problem. With the dental treatment services scheme I do not know what the next answer to it is bar-----

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