Dental Care Grant for Children Budgeted 4 Times More Than Actual Cost: Canadian Dental Association

Dental Care Grant for Children Budgeted 4 Times More Than Actual Cost: Canadian Dental Association
US Navy dentist Lieutenant Elisa Roth (L) looks at the teeth of a child in a file photo Jay Directo/AFP via Getty Images
Isaac Teo
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The federal government budgeted dental care grants for children at more than four times the cost of a typical dentist visit, according to the Canadian Dental Association (CDA).

“Overall, 95.6 percent of all claims submitted for children under age 12 were for less than $650,” said the association in a submission to the Senate national finance committee on Oct. 26, 2022, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter.