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The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP)
The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) represents an initiative by the federal government to dismantle financial obstacles hindering access to oral health care. This program is designed to extend coverage for dental expenses to Canadian residents lacking dental benefits, with household incomes below $90,000 annually.
It is not free dental care; it covers a part of the cost of your care.
Canadian Dental Care FAQs
We do not handle registration or eligibility for the CDCP plan. Please contact the CDCP hotline on 1-833-537-4342 (TTY: 1-833-677-6262) or visit a Service Canada office.
The CDCP does not cover all dental services, and may not cover the treatment you need. As per the Government of Canada:
Examples of services that could be covered under the CDCP when recommended by an oral health provider, include:
- preventive services, including scaling (cleaning), sealants and fluoride
- diagnostic services, including examinations and x-rays
- restorative services, including fillings
- endodontic services, including root canal treatments
- prosthodontic services, including:
- complete dentures, and
- partial removable dentures
- periodontal services, including deep scaling
- oral surgery services, including extractions
How often these procedures will be covered can be found at the website linked here CDCP Guide.
Yes. While it may state that you have 100% coverage – when you visit the Government of Canada’s website, it explains that this 100% coverage is only of the CDCP fees. There is a difference between CDCP fees and the Ontario Dental Association Fee Guide that we follow, and this difference must be covered by the patient.
We have been informed that the government is working to bridge this gap, but at this time, in order to be seen at our office, you must pay the difference. If they make changes and cover this difference, we will not be able to issue a refund – you may be able to claim it from SunLife, but we do not yet know if, or when, this will be the case.
We will do our best to send pre-determinations to check coverage ahead of time, but this may not be possible and any and all co-pays will be due at time of treatment. Should you choose to go ahead with treatment without a pre-determination (for example; you have broken a tooth and don’t want to wait as it is causing pain) if coverage is denied by SunLife, you will be responsible for the full cost of treatment.
Simply give us a call or complete the request an appointment form on the website. One of our team members will reach back to you quickly.
New patients can usually be seen right away.
No. At the first appointment we take a full health and dental history, baseline charting and x-rays. We book this in with one of our hygienists and then the doctor comes through to take a look and see if any treatment is required.
