Dentists Decry Being Left in the Dark About Federal Dental Insurance Plan

Dentists Decry Being Left in the Dark About Federal Dental Insurance Plan
A dentist works on a patient in Nashville, Tenn during a clinic visit on Sept. 7, 2023. The Canadian Press/AP-George Walker IV
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Canadian dentists are demanding details on Ottawa’s soon-to-be announced federal dental insurance plan and how the federal government plans to preserve existing provincial and private coverage.

Eleven provincial and territorial dental associations have written a joint letter to the federal health minister to express serious concerns about a lack of information when it comes to critical aspects of the new plan.