Our office is accepting the Canadian Dental Care Plan. Patients will be responsible for paying their percentage portion for the difference in CDCP and BC Dental fee guides.
Payment is due at the time of services rendered.
THE CANADIAN DENTAL CARE PLAN
The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) is a federal government program that is intended to provide coverage for Canadian residents who do not have dental benefits and have a household income of less than $90,000 a year.
Filling in the facts about the CDCP
- Dental care under the CDCP is expected to start in May 2024.
- The CDCP is a dental benefit administered by Health Canada. It is not a free dental program.
- Patients will be required to make a co-payment (that is, pay for a portion of their dental care under the CDCP) depending on their adjusted family net income, as follows:
- No co-payment of the CDCP benefit for those with an adjusted annual family net income under $70,000.
- A 40 per cent co-payment of the CDCP benefit for those with an adjusted annual family net income between $70,000 and $79,999.
- A 60 per cent co-payment of the CDCP benefit for those with an adjusted annual family net income between $80,000 and $89,999.
- Patients may also have to pay costs the CDCP does not cover.
- Not all dental services are covered under the CDCP.
- Before proceeding with treatment, it is important to understand your dental care costs.
- The CDCP will only pay for oral health care services covered within the plan at the established CDCP fees.
- The CDCP dental fees are not the same and usually less than the provincial dental fee guides that providers use to charge for oral health services.
- Therefore people covered under CDCP may have to pay any additional charges directly to the oral health provider.
Services not requiring preauthorization and which are submitted electronically will be eligible beginning in May 2024 for eligible CDCP clients.
Services requiring preauthorization will be available starting November/24.
To learn more about the CDCP, visit canada.ca/dental
