A kid sits in a dentist’s chair and receives dental care.
The $13 billion Canadian Dental Care Plan, which is set to apply to one in four Canadians by 2025, helps cover the cost of dental care for low- and middle-income residents who don't have private insurance plans. The national associations for dental assistants, hygienists and denturists say their professions have had positive experiences overall with the program since it started May 1.
Dental associations, which represent dentists, have continued to raise concerns about the national insurance program. Many of their associations' presidents — dentists themselves — have said they will not sign up to treat CDCP patients through their own clinics.helps cover the cost of dental procedures for low- and middle-income residents who don't have private insurance plans.
"We hear so much misinformation, so much of the negative. Dentistry is the one that is probably providing more of that negative message."Martel said dental associations have argued the program is complicated, time consuming and an administrative burden. "For me and my practice, it's been excellent. Patients are coming in, they're excited, they're thrilled, they're thankful. Most of them are very emotional."
Dr. Joel Antel, president of Canadian Dental Association, says dentists will have to make up their own minds about participating in the federal program. "We are optimistic these changes may encourage more dentists to consider participating," Antel wrote. "This treats dentists very fairly, but there's been a lot of misinformation being spread about the program in the dental community, so a lot of dentists don't know that."Why Alberta's government wants out of the federal dental care plan — and who it could impact
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