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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS FOR for severe dental infections are up by 38% following the introduction of cuts to medical card and PRSI schemes in 2010.
That’s according to a new research which identified increasing numbers of patients accessing the emergency department in 2011 and 2012.
The Study ‘Odontogenic infections and their management’ also noted an increase in the number of patients being operated on for dental caries, a condition that should be dealt with long before it gets to the operating theatre.
The authors pointed out that in 2011, 70% of patients were brought to theatre on the first day of admission compared with just 27% in 2008.
Chief Executive of the Irish Dental Association Fintan Hourihan said:
“We are now seeing evidence of the long held view of dentists that significant damage is being done to the oral health of the nation and this is clearly linked to cuts in state supports for patients.
We all know prevention is better than cure but due to the short sightedness of Government policy many people are being left with severe abscesses and life-threatening infections.
Earlier this week the Minister for Health Leo Varadakar linked the PRSI dental benefits to the Government’s universal health care plans and indicated the Government ‘might’ restore the benefits.
While welcoming the Minister’s comments the IDA pointed out that both Government parties had in fact promised to restore these dental benefits prior to the last election.
Hourihan said the ball was now firmly in Tanaiste Joan Burton’s court:
“As the Minister responsible for the PRSI dental scheme, the Tánaiste, should indicate whether or not she shares this view and tell us when we can expect to see action on this issue.”
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Would gladly take a pay rise thanks very much. That way i can afford funnier friends
It’s all about work life balance for me.
I’ve worked shift work all my working life which includes nights and earlys and weekends included.Last year took on a project in work that meant i only worked days for 6 months ,tuesdays to fridays and no weekends.I dropped a considerable amount of money due to loss of shift pay but it was the best 6 months i’ve spent working in my life due to the weekends off ,no nights and sociable hours.I would gladly take a pay cut to work it permanently but in my line of work its not feasable.Theres way more important things to a job than money for sure
+1 million
Took a decent pay cut in recent years but now work a 3 day week most weeks and non anti social hours. Wouldlnt go back to the old way even if I was offered double my salary, work is a means to an end
….says anyone that’s getting a nice wage in the first place!
BS! I’d work with satan himself if I could have a pay rise!
Wait… I already do…
So when does the Landsdown Road pay restoration kick in? Ta
Getting paid more is far more desirable than office fun.
Sounds like a survey commissioned to discourage pay rises in place of bean bags and space invader machines.
Thanks the reason that the government gave themselves a pay rise is because they don’t have any craic in their work place
Obviously those surveyed are on good money, for most though a pay rise would be the preferred choice, its ridiculous to say the craic is more important than a proper wage.
Having the so called Craic can be sexual harassment, bullying, gossip mongering and depends who is doing it sociopaths or psychopaths…
The term craic can mean so many things to so many people including racism?
*crack
“Craic” drives me mad too. Or maybe it’s just that I’m no crack.
I highly doubt they’re saying that crack cocaine is better than craic with people!
Might make the day pass faster though! A bit of crack to help deal with the craic!
It’s not an Irish word. It has an unusual history; The English ”crack”was borrowed into Irish as craic in the mid-20th century and the Irish spelling was then reborrowed into English.
It may not be As Gaeilge but craic is an Irish word.
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