Mr. Fintan Hourihan:

The Dental Council which is a separate organisation from the Irish Dental Association and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland states it needs legislation to change in order to issue that type of directive. It goes back to the point made by Dr. Marley which we support that the legislation is badly in need of renewal. My organisation would support mandatory CPD, but the Dental Council is of the view that it cannot implement it until the dental legislation is changed and updated.