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Dentists can bill for federal dental plan patients without signing up for program, government says | CBC News

Dentists can bill for federal dental plan patients without signing up for program, government says | CBC News

The federal government announced Wednesday that oral health care providers who provide services to Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) clients can bill the insurance company directly without formally signing up for the program. In early April, provincial dental associations told CBC News that Ottawa was requiring dental care providers to sign contracts to join the...

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‘Hundreds of thousands’ of seniors will get subsidized dental care next month, health minister vows | CBC News

‘Hundreds of thousands’ of seniors will get subsidized dental care next month, health minister vows | CBC News

Canada’s health minister is promising “hundreds of thousands” of seniors will receive subsidized dental work next month under the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP), despite a low sign-up rate among the dentists who are expected to provide that care. “Hundreds and hundreds of thousands of seniors are going to be seen in May,” Mark Holland...