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Up to 600,000 Canadians now using federal dental-care program, health minister says

Sep 9, 2024 | 11:25 AM

TORONTO — Health Minister Mark Holland says more than four-fifths of dental providers are now participating in his government’s dental-care program, and some 600,000 Canadians have taken advantage of it.

The update comes a month after the minister touted a 75 per cent participation rate.

Uptake was in doubt earlier this summer, when less than half of dentists, hygienists and denturists had registered to offer care and associations warned there were flaws in the program’s design.

Holland rejigged the process in July so dental offices could skip registering in advance and process individual claims instead.