Concerns have been raised about unregistered providers, some operating from garden sheds or kitchen tables, providing dentures despite claims patients’ health could be affected.

Regulatory authorities, who have been alerted to allegations of patients being treated in unhygienic conditions, say they cannot intervene because of gaps in Irish law and EU regulations.

Homespun denture businesses are treating patients in dirty conditions and failing to adhere to basic hygiene precautions, according to the Clinical Dental Technicians’ Association. It claims unregistered operators are free to operate due to inaction by regulatory bodies.

The group has this week sent “cease and desist” letters to over 20 operators it claims are flouting rules on the supply of dentures. It has vowed to seek injunctions against firms that do not comply.

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