Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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885. To ask the Minister for Health the dental services currently available to medical card holders. [38544/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) provides dental treatments to adult medical card holders. Services currently available annually, without prior approval of the local HSE Principal Dental Surgeon, include an examination, two fillings and emergency extractions.

Other more complex care is also provided some of which requires prior approval by a Principal Dental Surgeon. Patients with special needs and high risk patients can avail of a broader range of treatments including a scale and polish on approval of the Principal Dental Surgeon.

Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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886. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists by county in tabular form. [38545/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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My Department does not routinely collate this information. The Dental Council, under the Dentists Act 1985, establishes and maintains a register of dentists. This register is published annually and is available from the Dental Council.

Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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887. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists who offer services to medical card holders, by county and in tabular form. [38546/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.