Ann Cosgrove, Integrated Health Area Manager at the HSE for Galway-Roscommon, has confirmed that there are only four dental practices in County Roscommon accepting medical card patients. She was responding to a question put forward at the Regional Health Forum by the then-councillor Gareth Scahill (Fine Gael). Scahill was elevated to the Seanad as a Taoiseach’s appointee in recent weeks.
The four practices that are accepting medical card patients at present are located in Athlone, Boyle, Castlerea, and Roscommon Town. In her response to Scahill, Ms Cosgrove said: “Please note, some dental practices are advising that they are at capacity at the moment and may not be able to take on new patients.”
The practices that are accepting medical card patients are Dr Daniel Harney of Westside Dental in Athlone; Dr Killian Vaughan & Dr Yasmin Ali in Boyle; Dr Adrian Boyle in Castlerea, and Dr Eleanor Keaveney in Roscommon Town.
