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Fri 01 Jan 2009Dentist outlines closure of child dental clinics
OIREACHTAS HEALTH COMMITTEE:MANY SCHOOL children are no longer able to access free dental care across the State as clinics where treatment was carried out have been closed down to cut costs, the Oireachtas health committee was told yesterday.
The committee also heard a claim from the Irish Dental Association that the provision of dentures to medical card holders is also under threat.
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