Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to ask questions of the Minister of Health and Social Services on the dental surgery, again, today.
I’d like to thank the Minister for coming to Hay River and taking the time out of her schedule to meet with the Hay River Dental Clinic — with the staff and the dentist there. The dentist in Hay River has been there for over 30 years — Dr. James Tennant. Hay River has been performing dental surgery for as long as I can remember. Obviously, for this backlog to have developed, there must have been a departure from that practice. I’m assuming that it had to do with the dispute with NIHB.
I’d like to thank the Minister for recognizing that while this financial issue needs to be settled, there are children who need to have this dental surgery.
I’d like to ask the Minister for clarity on this issue. Is she aware of any other dental practice in the Northwest Territories that is interested in undertaking dental surgery, other than Hay River?