Dental Services
Dail Éireann — 2024-06-26
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Joe Flaherty (FF), Longford-Westmeath

I raise the case of a successful County Longford businesswoman who has endured an unrelenting nightmare since she underwent what was meant to be a root canal procedure in May 2019. It left her with permanent injury that will require treatment and medication for the rest of her life, but that is not the worst of it. The worst is the absolute failure of any regulatory body, in this case the obvious, clear and fundamental shortcomings of the Dental Council. I have debated whether to name the dentist at this juncture but have opted not to do so, pending sight of the Department's response. Suffice it to say the dentist in this case is County Longford based. My constituent has made it her personal mission to highlight the lack of governance and the patent lack of accountability in this sector. It was deeply disturbing for her to find out that the same dentist continues to be involved in several High Court and Circuit Court cases.

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Sitting date: 2024-06-26