Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 26 June 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (Resumed)

Dr. Joe Green:

Yes, in the context of last year's Estimates, we had a plan to reduce the wait time to three years, which would take approximately 18 months or two years, before incrementally going further. If we can make progress with the introduction of the grade of orthodontic therapist, it would help substantially.