Canadian Dental Care Plan

The Canadian Dental Care Plan is a dental insurance program funded by the Government of Canada to provide dentistry services to uninsured Canadians that meet certain criteria.^[1] It replaces a temporary dental benefit program established in 2022 for children under 12 who did not have dental insurance coverage, which will be terminated in June 2024.^[2]

In the 2022 federal budget, the impending program was estimated to cost $1.7 billion annually.^[2] The 2023 Canadian federal budget allocated $23 million over two years to collect oral health data for use of the program,^[2] $13 billion for Health Canada to implement the program over five years, and $4.4 billion annually thereafter for program costs.^[3]^[2]

The program began its staggered enrolment rollout in December 2023 with mailings to individuals at least 87 years old.^[1]

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