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  • 25-02-2012 5:46pm
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    darego
    Registered Users Posts: 1,727 ✭✭✭


    does the medical card still cover dentist visits?

    cheers


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    gustafo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭gustafo


    darego wrote: »
    does the medical card still cover dentist visits?

    cheers

    check up and 2 fillings a year,


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    ohwell
    Closed Accounts Posts: 42 ✭ohwell


    And partial or full dentures if they're needed - as far as I know.


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    Manda76
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭Manda76


    gustafo wrote: »
    check up and 2 fillings a year,
    Do all dentists do this or only some of them? my son badly needs fillings he is
    ten so I'm hoping he can get them done on the medical card. I rang one dentist here in Killarney, first number I found online and she said it was 80 euro per filling for my son..I hope they are all not like that.


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    peanut970
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭peanut970


    Manda76 wrote: »
    Do all dentists do this or only some of them? my son badly needs fillings he is
    ten so I'm hoping he can get them done on the medical card. I rang one dentist here in Killarney, first number I found online and she said it was 80 euro per filling for my son..I hope they are all not like that.
    Your son would be covered by the HSE dental sevice if he is only 10, All children under 16 are covered by this, they usually get check ups in 2nd,4th and 6th class,but if there is a problem inbetween these check ups you can make an appointment. The dentist is usually based in a local health centre.
    HTH


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    loconnor1001
    Registered Users Posts: 323 ✭✭loconnor1001


    Manda76 wrote: »
    Do all dentists do this or only some of them? my son badly needs fillings he is
    ten so I'm hoping he can get them done on the medical card. I rang one dentist here in Killarney, first number I found online and she said it was 80 euro per filling for my son..I hope they are all not like that.


    I went to the dentist at the Park Clinic above Dalys. I had no problem with the medical card, and I found him very good. I don't know what the rules are about posting numbers and stuff, but if you want his number I can PM it to you :)


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    ballsymchugh
    Registered Users Posts: 7,936 ✭✭✭ballsymchugh


    do what peanut said. your son will not be covered for medical card treatment from a family dentist, you will have to go to the HSE clinic.
    and for the record, it's 2 emergency fillings.... it's all about how you word it ;)


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    Manda76
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭Manda76


    loconnor1001 wrote: »
    I went to the dentist at the Park Clinic above Dalys. I had no problem with the medical card, and I found him very good. I don't know what the rules are about posting numbers and stuff, but if you want his number I can PM it to you :)
    If you can PM me his number that would be great, thanks.

    I rang the health clinic and was told they are so busy I would have to ring my own private dentist..also my son is in 4th class but hasn't received the letter yet about going to the dentist, so he probably won't even get to go with all the cutbacks.


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    pejay
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭pejay


    Manda76 wrote: »
    Do all dentists do this or only some of them? my son badly needs fillings he is
    ten so I'm hoping he can get them done on the medical card. I rang one dentist here in Killarney, first number I found online and she said it was 80 euro per filling for my son..I hope they are all not like that.

    Does your son not get treament through the school?

    I had forms sent out to me from the local HC Centre through the school for the dentist.

    He should be covered for a filling under his medical card, ring your local health care centre it may be different here in meath i don't know


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    fox_1973
    Registered Users Posts: 630 ✭✭✭fox_1973


    children under 16 are not covered by the medical card for the dentist, like the previous post, they are covered by the HSE, so you will need to contact your local health centre but surely he would of been seen in school and if so that dentist is the one you should bring him too...best of luck!


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    pejay
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭pejay


    Manda76 wrote: »
    If you can PM me his number that would be great, thanks.

    I rang the health clinic and was told they are so busy I would have to ring my own private dentist..also my son is in 4th class but hasn't received the letter yet about going to the dentist, so he probably won't even get to go with all the cutbacks.

    If you go through your family dentist then you may have to pay, my son had tootheache last year he was 9 there were no appointments at the HSE dentist so i had to go private, and got billed for it.


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    caroline32
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭caroline32


    if you ring the clinic and stress to them its an emergency, or else the dentist behind dalys, iv heard there good there.


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