More than 1 million Canadians have now received dental care under new national insurance plan – CBC
Each patient has received an average of $730 on oral health-care services
Oct 31, 2024
More than a million Canadians have now received dental care under the new national public insurance plan, with each patient receiving an average of $730 toward oral health-care services.
“We can’t get there overnight, but person by person, we got to a million,” Health Minister Mark Holland said at a community centre in Scarborough, Ont., on Thursday.
The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) helps cover the cost of dental visits for people who don’t have access to private insurance and have a household income below $90,000.
The plan has paid $732 million in dental expenses so far, Health Canada said. The program is expected to cost $13 billion over the next five years.
The CDCP is currently available to seniors, children under 18 years of age and people with a valid disability tax credit. So far, 2.7 million Canadian residents have been approved for the plan.
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