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Dental scheme for medical card holders 'in a state of crisis'

Thousands of patients are being denied the free dental care they are entitled to every year after...

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08.00 14 Jan 2026


Dental scheme for medical card holders 'in a state of crisis'


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Thousands of patients are being denied the free dental care they are entitled to every year after more than half of dentists across the country have pulled out of the medical card scheme. Irish Dental Association Chief, Fintan Hourihan, joined Sean Defoe on Newstalk Breakfast.


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