DENTAL
HEALTH MONTH
Thursday,
April 15, 1999
Mr.
John Cannis (Scarborough Centre, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, today I am
pleased to inform the House that April has been declared Dental
Health Month.
One
of my constituents, Dr. Raffy Chouljian, is president of the Toronto
East Dental Society and he wants us all to be more aware of our
dental health every day, not just dental health month.
I
want to inform the House that the average Canadian consumes approximately
the equivalent of 40 kilograms, or 88 pounds of sugar each year.
No wonder the House gets a little bit raucous sometimes. Sugar,
as we know, is one of the main causes of dental problems.
This
past weekend in my riding of Scarborough Centre, the Albert Campbell
and Cedarbrae Libraries held book displays and had questions answered
by local dentists. In addition, the Toronto East Dental Society
has donated a number of dental patient educational books to the
Scarborough Public Library system to help promote dental health.
I
commend Dr. Chouljian and his association on their hard work and
ask that all Canadians take a moment this month to think about
their dental health.
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