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Tipperary Dentist Jailed for HSE Fraud, Ordered to Repay €100,000

The judge said the abuse of the state dental scheme shattered public trust, questioning whether Jerome Kiel can ever return to practice.

Overview

  • Judge Martin Nolan imposed a three-year sentence with the final two years suspended, leaving one year to serve in custody.
  • Kiel must pay €100,000 to the HSE within three months, a sum set above the roughly €58,000 defrauded as a punitive measure.
  • He pleaded guilty to multiple sample deception counts under the Dental Treatment Services Scheme, with wider charges spanning 2008 to 2025.
  • Two bank accounts in his name holding about €830,000 and €667,000 have been frozen during the proceedings.
  • Defence counsel said a District Court hearing on HSE compensation is due within two weeks, as the court also accepted psychiatric evidence of long-term depression.