Ms Jacinta Hastings:

The question is very appropriate from the point of view that this is why we developed the documentation and information pack with the Irish Dental Association. Dentists are very often the first people who pick up the problem. Unfortunately, there is no provision in the model of care to deal with somebody who does not have a medical card. It would still be under dental oral healthcare. Unless the person has a medical card, I am not familiar with any provision that would support the person.