Western Health Board dental panel and fees
The Minister reported 40 dentists on the panel in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon; treatment fees are negotiated annually with the Irish Dental Association and require price commission approval.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of dentists in the Western Health Board area who work under the national health insurance scheme; and if he is satisfied that the rate of remuneration presently paid for such services is in accordance with the quality of the work involved.
Comment on this
There are at present 40 dentists on the social welfare (treatment benefits) panel in the counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon which comprise the Western Health Board's area.
The scale of fees for the various items of dental treatment provided under my Department's dental benefit scheme is negotiated annually between the Irish Dental Association and my Department and is subject to the sanction of the National Prices Commission.