Madam, – Our esteemed Minister for Health has alluded to a choice between the Boston and Berlin models for healthcare. Some years ago I worked in a voluntary clinic in Romania where years of corrupt government had left basic dental treatment beyond the reach of citizens.
In view of the continuing attrition of the public dental service for children and the recent savage cuts imposed on the medical card and PRSI dental schemes, it would appear that we’re being given Bucharest. – Yours, etc.
ANNA O’SHEA,
The Crescent,
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Ongar Village,
Dublin 15.