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Canada's new dental care plan could impact nearly 9 million Canadians
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-dental-care-plan-benefit-1.7055975
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The CDCP is a $13-billion insurance program that will start covering most basic dentistry costs next year for uninsured Canadians with a household income under $90,000.
According to NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, his party “forced” Ottawa to enact the program as a condition of the confidence-and-supply agreement that could keep the Liberals in power until 2025.
Applicants with household incomes below $70,000 will not have to pay participating dentists, hygienists or denturists — Ottawa will pick up the tab for covered services.
Applicants who have access to dental benefits through a program offered by a province, territory or the federal government can still apply for the CDCP if they meet all eligibility criteria, they said.
In his Monday announcement, Singh said they worked hard to ensure the CDCP would be supported by all oral health professionals and opened up applications to all providers.
But federal Health Minister Mark Holland acknowledged the government “still has work to do” to guarantee the country’s dentists will provide services to publicly insured clients.
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