A dearth of Island students attending dental school at Halifax's Dalhousie University is a concern for a profession having trouble keeping up with demand, says a P.E.I. Green Party MLA.

During question period in the legislature on Friday, Borden-Kinkora MLA Matt MacFarlane said it's important to encourage young people to take up the profession because Island dentists are stretched thin and don't have the capacity to take on new patients.

"There is a shortage unfortunately of front-line health-car…