A Donegal Deputy is asking the Government to fund a dental school in the north-west, given the dental crisis Ireland is facing.
Deputy Thomas Pringle told the Dáil yesterday that in some cases, children are on the waiting list for a dental school screening for over 10 years, meaning they inevitably leave school before they can be seen by a dentist.
Deputy Pringle believes by offering more facilities to train students to become dentists, the shortage of those in the profession can be alleviated, and that the ATU is a prime location to roll out such a course:
