Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 26 June 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

National Oral Health Policy: Discussion (Resumed)

Professor Brian O'Connell:

I will let the HSE talk about that. Senator Colm Burke is correct. We talked about implementation. It is recognised - we would be clear on it - that this needs to be implemented together. If we ask dentists to see children in practice or people with disabilities on Monday morning, by Monday afternoon in some cases they will need to contact a specialist. It is critical it be rolled out together.