Illegal denture providers, some of whom are operating from garden sheds and kitchen tables, are putting their clients’ oral health at serious risk – according to a stark warning from the Clinical Dental Technicians Association of Ireland (CDTAI). The Association, which has vowed to take action to protect the public from rogue providers, warned that using an illegal provider brings with it a number of dangers – including the chance that a serious issue such […]

CAI INVESTIGATION FINDS UNREGISTERED AND UNREGULATED PROVIDERS INAPPROPRIATELY TREATING DENTURE PATIENTS Adequate consumer protection is lacking in the provision of dentures in Ireland. A Consumer Choice investigation has found unregistered, unregulated providers are potentially treating consumers needing dentures. Since 2008 a new class of dental worker was established, the clinical dental technician who can directly provide dentures to consumers. This change in how dental services are provided in Ireland was intended to increase competition delivering […]

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