Canadian Dental Care Plan
Who Is Eligible for CDCP?
You may be eligible for the Canadian Dental Care Plan if you:
- Have no dental insurance – not covered by employer, pension, or private plans.
- Filed your Canadian tax return last year – to confirm income eligibility.
- Have a family income under $90,000 – based on adjusted net income.
- Are a Canadian resident for tax purposes.
The CDCP helps Canadians without dental coverage access essential dental care. Eligibility is assessed yearly.
CDCP COVERAGE
What Dental Services Are Covered?
The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) will help pay a portion of the cost for a wide range of oral health care services. Services including those beyond the frequency limits that require approval in advance are available as of November 1, 2024. Examples of services that could be covered under the CDCP when recommended by an oral health provider, include:
Diagnostic & Preventive Services
These are services to check your oral health status, keep your teeth, gums and mouth healthy, and prevent cavities and gum disease and detect mouth conditions (like cancer) earlier. CDCP covers:
- Dental exams, including complete, routine, specific and emergency exams
- X-rays
- Cleaning (scaling)
- Fluoride applications
- Sealants
Basic Services
Restorative Services
These services treat cavities and broken teeth. CDCP covers:
- permanent fillings
- temporary fillings
- pain control for diseased teeth
- other treatments for cavities
Endodontic Services
These services treat teeth that are severely decayed, infected or broken. CDCP covers:
- root canal treatments
- pulpectomies (first step of a root canal treatment)
- procedures to reduce infection and relieve pain
- re-treatment of previously completed root canal treatment (requires preauthorization)
Periodontal Services
These services treat areas around the teeth, including gums and bone. CDCP covers:
- treating abscesses
- bonding for mobile teeth (requires preauthorization)
- post-surgical evaluations (requires preauthorization)
- cleaning under the gumline
- non-surgical gum disease management
Major Services
Restorative Services
These services restore teeth when they’re too damaged to be fixed with basic fillings. CDCP covers:
- posts and post removal
- repairs to crowns and re-bonding of crowns and posts
- crowns (requires preauthorization)
- cores (to support crowns) (requires preauthorization)
- posts for crown (requires preauthorization)
Removable Prosthodontic Services
These services replace missing teeth. CDCP covers:
- complete dentures, including standard and temporary dentures
- denture repairs, relines and rebases
- placing lining in dentures to condition oral tissues (for comfort and healing)
- complete immediate and overdentures (requires preauthorization)
- partial dentures (require preauthorization)
Oral Surgery
These services remove teeth or tumours and fix other problems in the mouth and jaw that need surgery. CDCP covers:
- removal of teeth and roots
- surgical removal of tumours and cysts
- surgical incisions, including draining
- treatments for broken jaw bones
Anesthesia or Sedation Services
These are services to sedate you and control your pain while another service is being performed. CDCP covers:
- minimal sedation (conscious)
- moderate sedation (requires preauthorization)
- deep sedation (requires preauthorization)
- general anaesthesia (requires preauthorization)
Orthodontic Services
These are not available yet. A specific range of orthodontic services will be available in the future, at a date to be determined.
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