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Tue 08 Aug 2010HSE dental policy puts children's health at 'serious risk'

Dental Protection says advice regarding routine fillings 'flies in the face of patients' best interests', writes JOANNE HUNT

A dental indemnity body has said that a HSE memo advising dentists not to fill cavities in children’s teeth exposes children to harm.