Dental and Orthodontic Services in Limerick

THE MidWest HSE Dental Service provides dental care to children (under 16) and adults with special needs.

Primary school children in target primary school classes , usually 1st/2nd class and 6th class , and children with special needs are offered scheduled appointments where their oral health is assessed and limited routine treatment is provided during follow up appointments.

The clinic to which your child will be called is based on the location of their primary school. Contact details for the Limerick HSE dental clinics is given below. Some of the smaller clinics do not open every day.  Appointments are on weekdays and will likely occur during school hours.   

Due to the Covid pandemic there will be delays in scheduled appointments, e.g. your child may be called for their 6th class check-up when they are in 1st yr or later.

Urgent Dental Care for Children

Urgent dental care is available for children under 16 years of age, following triage, and is by appointment only. The definition of urgent dental care includes uncontrolled bleeding, pain, trauma, abscess and swelling.

If your child requires an urgent appointment please phone your local clinic between 9am and 9:30am, staff will endeavour to give you an appointment as soon as possible (contact details below). The earlier the call is received the earlier the problem can be dealt with.

There are currently no walk in clinics operating.

Orthodontic Service

Children will be assessed at the 6th class check-up to determine if they are likely to qualify for orthodontic treatment with the HSE (qualification as per the Department of Health’s Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need).  Children who are likely to qualify are then referred to the HSE Orthodontic Service for a full orthodontic examination where they may be placed on a waiting list for orthodontic treatment if deemed within the guidelines by the orthodontic department.

If your child does not attend for their 6th class check-up it may not be possible to refer them to the HSE Orthodontic Service at a later stage

Orthodontic Department
St. Camillus' Hospital, Shelbourne Road, Limerick Tel: 061 326677

Contact details:

Clinic

Eircode

Phone number

Address

Abbeyfeale

V94P796

061 464480

Abbeyfeale Health Centre, Colbert Terrace, Abbeyfeale

Askeaton

V94XW80

087 2353201

Askeaton Health Centre, Askeaton (presently closed)

Bruff

V35DK19

061 382607

Bruff Health Centre, Bruff    (presently closed)

Dooradoyle

V94H662

061 482620

Dooradoyle Health Centre, Dooradoyle,  Limerick

Foynes

V94W3V7

061 221573

Foynes Health Centre, Main St, Foynes

Hospital

V35EA44

061 383031

Hospital Health Centre, Hospital

Kilmallock

V35K389

063 36913

06336917

Killmalock Primary Care Centre, Killmallock Business Park Centre, Killmallock

Newcastlewest

V42TY29

069 77177

Newcastlewest Dental Clinic , Gortboy Rd, Newcastlewest

Rathkeale

V94VK38

069 64440

Rathkeale Health Centre, Old Limerick Rd, Rathkeale

Southhill

V94E5Y9

061 209974

061 209975

Southill Health Centre, O’Malley Park, Southill, Limerick

St Camillus

V945V24

061 483745

061 483753

St Camillus’ Hospital, Shelbourne Rd, Limerick