Getting Dental Care a Major Problem for a Third of Torontonians, Report Says
A lack of insurance coverage is forcing more than a third of people in Canada’s largest city to go without dental care, a new report says. About … more
Dental Coverage
Ontario Designing ‘Portable Benefits’ Plan for Workers Who Don’t Have Coverage
Ontario intends to develop a “portable benefits” system for workers who don’t have health, dental or vision coverage, with the package intended to move with … more
Getting Dental Coverage Added to Medicare Faces Pushback From Some Dentists
Health equity advocates see President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to provide dental coverage to those on Medicare, nearly half of … more
All Scots Under Age of 26 Now Entitled to Free Dental Care
About 600,000 young Scots can now get dental care free of charge, the Scottish Government has announced, as ministers pledged more cash to help the … more
Increases to Eligibility Limits Give More Seniors a Reason to Smile
More seniors in the Kawartha Lakes and Northumberland areas are now eligible to access free dental care, thanks to recently announced new income limits. The … more
Canada Life Announces Agreement to Acquire ClaimSecure Inc.
The Canada Life Assurance Company (Canada Life), a subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco Inc., has reached an agreement to acquire ClaimSecure Inc. (ClaimSecure), an industry-leading healthcare … more
Dental, Vision and Hearing Benefits for Medicare
Many working-age people assume that Medicare covers just about every kind of health care that an older person may need. It doesn’t. Some of the biggest … more
Liberals Signal They Won’t Support NDP Dental Care Motion
The Liberal government indicated on Tuesday that it’s uninterested in supporting an NDP motion calling for the creation of a federal dental care program, and … more
Canadians Should Be Able to Access Dental Care with a Health Card Instead of a Credit Card
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised Canadians’ anxiety levels: anxiety about contracting the virus, financial hardship and isolation. But one thing Canadians don’t have to worry about … more
Dire Dental Coverage Needs
A Penticton mom has started a petition hoping to see better dental coverage from the government, after finding out that her seven-year-old daughter’s cleft palate … more
Jagmeet Singh Wants Millions Of Canadians To Have Access To Free Dental Care ASAP
Jagmeet Singh is calling on the prime minister to implement free dental care in Canada for the “millions” of Canadians who have no coverage. In a tweet shared on … more
Fewer Nova Scotians Using Children’s Dental Coverage as New Oral Health Strategy Work Begins
As the province develops its first oral health strategy, new numbers show that fewer and fewer Nova Scotians are taking advantage of existing oral health … more
Insurers Say Jump in Dental Fees is Out of Touch
The largest payer of dental services in Alberta says a 4.4 per cent increase in fee guide rates for dental services is out of touch … more
NDP Press Liberals to Limit Tax Break and Invest in Dental Care
The New Democrats are pressing Justin Trudeau’s government to scale back a broad tax cut to free up money for a national program to ensure dental care … more
Dentist Points Out Gaps in New Program for Low-Income Seniors
Dr. Kim Hansen says there’s a lot of confusion about the new Ontario Seniors’ Dental Care Program. The Prescott dentist and President of the Ontario … more
Unaffordable Dental Care In New Zealand: ‘I Can’t Do Anything About It’
Accessing good dental care is not easy for thousands of low income New Zealanders, and for one woman, it is an unaffordable dream, as she … more
British Political Party Vows To End Dental Check-Up Charges
Everyone will be entitled to a “free teeth MOT” in England under a Labour government, the party says. Labour is proposing to scrap band one … more
Jagmeet Singh Says NDP Open To Voting Against Throne Speech If It Doesn’t Address Issues Like Dental Care
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party could vote against the upcoming throne speech if it doesn’t offer commitments to parts of the party’s platform, including … more
Medicare Would Cover Dental And Vision If These Bills Pass Congress
Medicare beneficiaries would get dental, vision and hearing coverage if several bills now before Congress pass. In addition, the government would get authority to negotiate … more
Special Needs Patients Struggle After Elimination Of Preventative Medicaid Dental Coverage
Families of special needs patients say that Governor Dunleavy’s cuts to Medicaid leave them without coverage for preventative dental care. “When they cut it, everything … more