Health committee  I can tell you that within the dental profession in Ontario we are placing renewed and greater amounts of education on the aspects of responsible prescribing. You don't overprescribe in terms of quantities so that diversion becomes a problem or they're available for children to m

Health committee  Thank you. I like to hear the word “prevention”. As dentists, we always work on a preventative model, and it's been very successful in dentistry. Dr. Emberley said that we have to educate young people at an early age. Education, education, education—it's so important to inform

Health committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and members of the committee. I am Dr. Peter Trainor, president of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. I am also president of the Canadian Dental Regulatory Authorities Federation. The college is the regulatory body for the dental professi