The new insurance program is expected to be announced before the end of the year, though claims may not be accepted until 2024. The plan was born out of the Liberals’ supply-and-confidence deal with the NDP last year, which calls for federal dental care coverage for middle- and low-income families. They wrote that they worry the success of the new plan is being compromised “by a lack of meaningful consultation with the dentists we represent - those who will be expected to deliver on the government’s promises.” 7, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-George Walker IV A dentist works on a patient in Nashville, Tenn during a clinic visit on Thursday, Sept. Canadian dentists are demanding details on the government's soon-to-be announced federal dental insurance plan and how the government pans to preserve existing provincial and private coverage. “We have no indication that we are being heard,” the dental associations said in their letter, which was also sent to all members of Parliament this week.
OTTAWA – Canadian dentists are demanding details on Ottawa’s soon-to-be announced federal dental insurance plan and how the federal government plans to preserve existing provincial and private coverage.Įleven provincial and territorial dental associations have written a joint letter to the federal health minister to express serious concerns about a lack of information when it comes to critical aspects of the new plan. Free Press 101: How we practise journalism.
