Kfm obtained the figures from the HSE following queries from listeners
There are 14 dental surgeries in Kildare that are currently contracted to a scheme that accepts appointments from medical card holders, according to the HSE.
The services that are available to medical card holders include a dental examination, teeth cleaning, extractions and two fillings a year.
Other treatments such as dentures, gum treatments and more fillings may be available to some patients.
Recently, listeners contacted Kfm to highlight the struggles they were experiencing in finding a practice that would carry out procedures for people with a medical card.
Kfm has since reached out to the HSE to obtain official figures as to the number of dentists in Kildare contracted to the Dental Treatment Service Scheme (DTSS) and where they are located.
The full list is below:
Kilcullen Dental – Kilcullen
Moorefield Medical Centre – Newbridge
Oaklawn Dental Care – Leixlip
Monasterevin Dental – Monasterevin
Riverside Dental – Celbridge
Dr. Brian Corcoran at ‘The Mill’ – Celbridge
O’Reilly’s Dental Practice - Celbridge
Clane Dental Surgery – Clane
Fairgreen Dental –
John Merrick Dental – Maynooth
Athy Dental Practice – Athy
William Purcell at the Tara Clinic – Naas
Williams Denture Clinic – Naas
*list up to date as of end November 2024
It's understood that some of the above practices are at capacity and are not taking on new patients.
Medical card holders living in Kildare can also book appointments with dental surgeries outside the county that are contracted to the scheme.
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