The Chief Executive of the Irish Dental Association has called for "clear direction" from the government, the National Public Health Emergency Team and the Dental Council of Ireland on how dentists can resume their work.
Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Sarah McInerney, Fintan Hourihan welcomed assurances from the Minister for Health Simon Harris that the Health Service Executive would support dentists in the sourcing of personal protective equipment (PPE).
He said the State has not, to date, offered help to dentists in sourcing PPE. While Mr Hourihan said that in dentistry "nothing is going to be the same after this pandemic", he also said that the extra precautions that will be taken through the use of PPE and other measures will allow the