The service provides a dental care plan to help eligible Canadian residents who lack dental insurance overcome financial barriers to accessing oral health care.
Service offers:
- The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) will help ease financial barriers to accessing oral health care for eligible Canadian residents with an annual adjusted family net income of less than $90,000 who do not have access to dental insurance.
Examples of services that could be covered under the CDCP, as recommended by an oral health provider, includes the following:
- 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 and partial removable dentures
- periodontal services, including deep scaling
- oral surgery services, including extractions
The full list of service is available on Canada.ca/dental.
Note: Some services will only become available in November 2024.
Oral health providers include dentists, denturists, dental hygienists, and, dental specialists.
The CDCP will only pay for oral health care services covered within the plan at the established CDCP fees. Medical transportation fees are not covered. Before receiving oral health care, CDCP clients should always ask their oral health provider about any costs that will not be covered by the plan.