Written answers
Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Department of Health
Dental Services Expenditure
Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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183. To ask the Minister for Health how the additional funding that has been allocated to dental and orthodontic services for public patients in the Health Service Executive is being dispersed throughout the country, particularly in the case of County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41979/15]
Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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A national procurement process is currently underway to provide treatment for certain categories of misalignment by a panel of independent practitioners under contract to the HSE over the next three years, with consideration of an extension to four years. This initiative will especially focus on those waiting for four years or longer. Tenders are currently being evaluated and it is expected that contracts will be awarded by the end of 2015.
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