Thank you, Ms. Yip. Before we go to the next round, because we do have another minute or two on your round, I would like to ask a question.
I'm looking at the Auditor General's paragraph 4.44, where he says, “Health Canada's data for the school years ending in 2014, 2015, and 2016 showed that the Children's Oral Health Initiative had not met its enrolment targets, but that it had met most of its targets for the delivery of preventive services...”.
I guess where I'm going with this is that when you have general health care among first nations or Inuit on or off reserve, typically off reserve, we know that it's not simply a doctor who can deliver that type of health care; it can be a nurse, a nurse practitioner, or a whole large group of people who can deliver some health care. On dental care, it's a little different. You have a dentist and a dental hygienist. I'm not sure if there are any groups other than those two who can do typical dental work.
However, the Auditor General said in his report that when it came to prevention.... I understand that there are things you can educate people about, such as the importance of brushing and hygiene, but there were “about 20 percent fewer fluoride applications in 2016” than in 2014. That struck me. We know that fluoride applications can help prevent cavities and help with dental health and health, certainly in remote areas where fluoride is not in the water supply. Why, then, would there be such a drastic drop in fluoride applications over two years, from 2014 to 2016?