Dental spending in Clare has risen by nearly 30% in the last year.
Figures from the HSE indicate that people in Clare have spent over €200,000 more on dental procedures so far this year than they did in 2022.
Between January and November of this year, Clare people paid a total of €1,055,177 to dentists under the Dental Treatment Services Scheme.
This is up €241,535 on the €813,642 spent in this county last year which indicates a rise of 30%.
October was the month in which the greatest amount of money was spent on dental services in Clare with dental expenditure in that month amounting to €110,381.
February meanwhile saw payments to dentists hit their lowest point with just €79,769 spent on dental procedures.
Nationally, the total amount paid to dentists between January and November is €58,819,516 which is up almost €10 million on the €49,436,638 spent across the same period last year.
This represents an increase of just under 19%.
