Milestones in oral health services in the Republic of Ireland.

The article provides milestones in oral health services in Ireland. The first national survey of dental health was conducted in Ireland in 1952 called "Dental Caries in Ireland," under Nutrition Committee of the Medical Research Council of Ireland. Introduced in 1953, it is noted that Health Act gave health authority a responsibility to make available dental treatment and provision of dental appliances to children attending national schools and children less than six years old.