Dental Care Gaps for People with Disabilities | Ireland News

Dublin’s dental dean is sounding the alarm: people with disabilities are suffering preventable tooth loss and agony because specialized care is nearly impossible to access, with years-long waits for basic treatments. Ireland’s six-year-old oral health policy remains unimplemented, leaving those with intellectual disabilities twice as likely to lose all their teeth by age forty — often without dentures or dignity. Advocates demand urgent action: accessible, affordable, and tailored dental services must be standard, not exceptions — so no one suffers avoidable pain or tooth loss just because they need it most. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/46c31908f64b1791