The State of Irish Government Run Healthcare (Why I’m closing my practice – an Irish Dentist)
Posted onDentistry in Ireland is at a crossroads. This time last year, two State-sponsored dental schemes operated in this State and covered dental bills, at least in part, for 80 per cent of the adult population here. Draconian cutbacks in state-sponsored dental schemes have led to a severe drop in the number of patients. Dentist Paul O’Dwyer tells his story Next month, after a decade serving the community in rural Co Tipperary, my dental practice will close. ...read more