Irish Dental Hygienist Association

Politician(s) lobbied: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; David Cullinane (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Marie Sherlock (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Sorca Clarke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Niall Redmond (Assistant Secretary), Department of Health; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: This would allow for “Direct Access”, meaning the auxiliary dental worker, the Dental Hygienist, to provide preventative dental treatment within their scope of practice without the dentist's prior supervision, prior examination and indicated treatment. Direct Access would help reduce the backlog of primary school children in Ireland who have not had any dental screening and, and enable better access to and choice of preventive dental care for the Irish population.

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