Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 May 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
National Oral Health Policy: Discussion
Mr. Fintan Hourihan:
The decision is made by dentists known as principal dental surgeons who work in the public service. There are 17 of them around the country and they are practising dentists. Their decision is largely informed by what presents and what budget is available. Treatment was not previously restricted for budgetary reasons but it is now.