EXPLAINER: Who Is Eligible Under Newly Announced Federal Dental Care Plan?

EXPLAINER: Who Is Eligible Under Newly Announced Federal Dental Care Plan?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (C) and ministers Dominic LeBlanc and Ginette Petitpas Taylor speak with dental hygienist students and patients at Oulton College in Moncton, N.B., on March 31, 2023. The Canadian Press/Ron Ward
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About 9 million Canadians without insurance will soon be able to apply for the federal government’s dental care plan as applications are set to open this month, according to a Dec. 11 announcement, but program participants could still be waiting months to see a dentist.

The Canadian Dental Care Plan builds on an interim program the government started for children under 12 years old.