❓ Dr. Walker questions the Minister for Health about cannabis and oral health training for dental professionals in WA. The Minister confirms some training exists and suggests the feasibility study could include dental practitioners.
AnsweredQoN 1013Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
MEDICAL
CANNABIS — ORAL HEALTH
1013. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer the minister to recent
research undertaken in the United States that shows that 90 per cent of dental
students felt they would benefit from more education around cannabis and its
potential impacts on oral health.
(1) What training, if any, is offered to dental
students and, indeed, practising dentists here in Western Australia in
regard to cannabis use and oral health?
(2) Will the WA
government include additional dental training within the scope of its
feasibility study into the establishment of a medicinal cannabis advisory
service, as supported in principle in the government's response to the
recommendations of the recent Select Committee into Cannabis and Hemp; and if not,
why not?
CANNABIS — ORAL HEALTH
1013. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer the minister to recent
research undertaken in the United States that shows that 90 per cent of dental
students felt they would benefit from more education around cannabis and its
potential impacts on oral health.
(1) What training, if any, is offered to dental
students and, indeed, practising dentists here in Western Australia in
regard to cannabis use and oral health?
(2) Will the WA
government include additional dental training within the scope of its
feasibility study into the establishment of a medicinal cannabis advisory
service, as supported in principle in the government's response to the
recommendations of the recent Select Committee into Cannabis and Hemp; and if not,
why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Cannabis use
and its impact on oral health is included within the Doctor of Clinical
Dentistry training at the University of Western Australia. Training courses on
pain management and medicinal cannabis are available to dental practitioners.
(2) The scope of
feasibility studies into the establishment of a medicinal cannabis advisory
service could include any registered health
practitioner who may have reason to access such a service for the p rescribing,
administration or supply of a medicinal cannabis product.
some notice of the question.
(1) Cannabis use
and its impact on oral health is included within the Doctor of Clinical
Dentistry training at the University of Western Australia. Training courses on
pain management and medicinal cannabis are available to dental practitioners.
(2) The scope of
feasibility studies into the establishment of a medicinal cannabis advisory
service could include any registered health
practitioner who may have reason to access such a service for the p rescribing,
administration or supply of a medicinal cannabis product.
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