No idea dental care is just quite expensive in the south and they dont do half as good a job, like last time I had a checkup down here all the dentist did was poke around my mouth with her finger like no little mirror things or anything and say I was grand,I asked her about tooth whitening and she told me my teeth were never going to change the colour they were so not to bother.
Then when I went up north 6 months later he did x rays and a full clean (I smoke so the back of my teeth have tartar on them) and answered everything I needed to know bout whitening.. for like €30 cheaper! My parents live in louth so its only half an hour up to Newry anyway, I wouldnt even spend the extra €30 on petrol!!!