We're not here to advocate for universal coverage for seniors. We support optimal oral health for all Canadians, to be provided through a delivery system that's open and flexible. I talked about the current system being positive between insurance, patients, government, and dentists themselves. We advocate five points to an open and flexible delivery system. First, patients should be free to attend a dentist of their choice. Second, long-term relationships between dentists and patients should be encouraged and fostered. Third, dentists and patients should be able to make treatment decisions in joint consultation free from third-party interference based on coverage. Fourth, we should recognize that dentists are the only oral health care providers able to diagnose and make full oral health plans for patients. Fifth, a patient's private health information should be protected, both by the dentist providing care and by the government institution funding it.
We realize that in the future we may be looking at many different options. Today we presented our options. The key is that any system we come up with should be open, flexible, and based on these five points.