Canada Dental Plan

• About 30% of B.C. dentists have signed up for federal dental insurance plan

  The head of the B.C. Dental Association told Global News that a program that would normally take five to seven years to implement has been pushed through in just 18 months.

  Health

  Jul 9, 2024
  
• Provinces with dental benefits for kids got smaller share of federal plan

  Data shows that provinces and territories with dental benefits for all children were given less federal money per population than those that offer only targeted coverage.

  Health

  Jun 27, 2023
  
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• Budget 2023 expands dental-care program, but expected cost balloons to $13B

  Tuesday's budget shows the Liberals are planning a government-administered insurance program, at a cost of $13 billion over five years beginning in fiscal year 2023-24.

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  Mar 28, 2023
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• Canada’s dental care plan: Experts urge feds to provide timeline, more details

  Despite the over $5 billion set aside by the government, a parliamentary budget officer has estimated the plan to cost nearly double that at $9 billion.

  Health

  Aug 18, 2022
• Liberals running out of time to deliver youth dental care pledge as costs soar

  A pledge to deliver a dental program for uninsured kids by the end of this year is a key part of the government's deal with the NDP to stave off an election until 2025.

  Politics

  Jun 16, 2022