You may recall that I said earlier that there really isn't a shortage in terms of number of dentists in the country. We see lots of new entrants into dentistry every year, both from our dental schools and from graduates coming from countries outside of Canada.
I think the emphasis has to be on encouraging young people. I teach in a dental clinic. I talk to dental students about going to places like Whitehorse, Atlin, Hay River and so on, and also further north—I mean, that's the southern Arctic—and the wonderful opportunities that are available and the great need there. First, I think, we need to focus on getting new graduates to come to practise in those areas, because the infrastructure, whether it's a dentist or a dental therapist, is going to be the same.
In terms of dental therapists, there have been successes in provinces like Saskatchewan. In my understanding, many of them don't actually end up going out to remote and rural areas. They end up in the larger cities and working in dental offices alongside dentists, because they can provide quite a variety of services. Not to dodge the question, but I'm going to ask Dr. Burry to talk specifically about what's happening right now with dental therapy in Canada.