A local dentist has called for people in the dentistry profession to be moved up the vaccine priority list.
Bernie Fee, of Fee Dental in Carrickmacross, says dentists are at a unique risk given that Covid-19 can be spread via droplets and in salvia.
She says it’s vital that dentist teams are kept safe by receiving the vaccine as soon as possible.
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Bernie also called for an increase to the medical card fee to help under pressure private clinics.
Around 20% of private dentists have withdrawn from Dentist Treatment Services Scheme, which provides dental care to those with a medical card.
Bernie says this problem has been “on-going for the past ten years” and has “escalated out of control” due to Covid-19”:
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