Starting at present, Could 1, 2024, the 6,500+ oral well being care suppliers which have signed as much as take part within the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) can begin treating sufferers which were permitted for this system.
A million seniors have been permitted to start their protection on this first month and now the appliance course of for eligible individuals aged 65 and older is made even simpler with a user-friendly on-line software.
For appointments made earlier than July 8, 2024, CDCP sufferers might want to ask their oral well being supplier if they’re registered to take part in this system. After that date, sufferers can see any dental care supplier with out them needing to have formally registered. Starting July 8, dental professionals can straight invoice Solar Life for therapy offered below the plan.
Solar Life has created a CDCP Supplier Seek for sufferers to make use of to discover a collaborating dentist, hygienist, denturist or specialist.
“Immediately marks a major milestone for all those that have been eagerly ready to obtain companies below the Canadian Dental Care Plan,” stated The Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Well being. “I’m thrilled to know that individuals who have postpone oral well being care as a result of they couldn’t afford it’ll start to obtain important dental care companies and that they are going to be on the highway to raised well being. I thank each oral well being supplier who’s getting ready to supply companies to CDCP sufferers. This can be a pivotal second in our nation’s historical past.”