Ruane urges Parents to avail of Free Dental Care
Published: 30 March, 2010
Ruane urges Parents to avail of Free Dental Care
Sinn Féin Councillor Thérèse Ruane urges parents to avail of a scheme which provides free dental care for 14 to 16 year olds. The Dental Department in the County Clinic, Castlebar will issue an application form on request for parents to avail of free dental services for this age group.
Cllr. Thérèse Ruane said:
"This dental scheme is a really important service that very few people seem to be aware of. I've no doubt that many parents already struggling during these recessionary times will welcome this free dental care. It's a universal scheme and it's very simple to avail of. Once your child turns 14 years of age, he or she can avail of free dental care until their sixteenth birthday. All you have to do, is request an application form from the County Clinic in Castlebar. On that form, there are a list of dentists participating on the scheme; you nominate one and your child will receive free treatment until deemed dentally fit by that dentist. The same person can't apply again for 18 months so basically one can avail of it twice during the two years."
"Free dental check-ups are also provided at second, fourth and sixth class in primary schools. However, many parents believe that it ends there. These schemes should be widely publicised so that parents are more aware and can benefit from them."
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