Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 411: To ask the Minister for Health the legislation currently governing the prices charged by dentists; if he intends to introduce new legislation in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38596/11]

Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Consultation fees charged to private patients by dentists are a matter of private contract between the clinicians and the patients. While I have no role in relation to such fees, I would expect dentists to have regard to the overall economic situation in setting their fees. The Dental Council's Code of Practice published in April 2011 requires dentists to display private fees in a place where patients can view them before consultation.