Filling the Cavities: Improving the Efficiency and Equity of Canada’s Dental Care System

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Page Title:Filling the Cavities: Improving the Efficiency and Equity of Canada’s Dental Care System – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:Filling the Cavities: Improving the Efficiency and Equity of Canada’s Dental Care System
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/filling-cavities-improving-efficiency-and-equity-canadas-dental-care-system/
Published Date:May 3, 2018
Accessed Date:February 12, 2025

Lack of access to even urgent dental care for many people with low income, seniors and others is a problem that could be solved with a “public option” for dental insurance, according to a new report published by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Filling the Cavities: Improving the Efficiency and Equity of Canada’s Dental Care System,” authors Åke Blomqvist and Frances Woolley argue that provincial governments should strengthen and expand existing public dental programs and start moving toward some form of universal dental insurance, perhaps through a mixed system where people can choose between a public plan and private coverage.

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