Applications now open for: Seniors aged 65 and over, Children under the age of 18, Adults with a valid Disability Tax Credit certificate

CDHA is closely following the latest developments and will keep members informed. Return to this web page regularly.

Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP)

The CDCP is a federally delivered public plan for eligible Canadian residents who do not have access to dental insurance and have an adjusted family net income of less than $90,000. Sun Life is the contracted service provider who will manage the CDCP on behalf of the Government of Canada.

Oral health providers eligible to participate and who can bill for services include: dental hygienists, dentists, denturists, and dental specialists.

Canadian residents who are enrolled in the CDCP will be able to start seeing an oral health provider as early as May 2024, starting with seniors. Applications for the Canadian Dental Care Plan will open in phases.

CDCP Links

• Canada.ca/dental
• Sun Life page for oral health providers
• Services covered
• Benefit Grids
• Dental Benefits Guide
• Preauthorization for additional units of scaling – tutorial video and checklist
• Promotional Toolkit (tools and resources that stakeholders can use to help their patients, clients, and members better understand and access the plan)
• Stakeholder Toolkit includes fact sheets, frequently asked questions, a poster, slides from the information session on the details of the CDCP hosted by Health Canada, and social media posts.

Government news releases

• Canadian Dental Care Plan expands to include millions of new eligible Canadians (March 22, 2025)
• Canadian Dental Care Plan milestone reached as 1 Million Canadians have received care (October 31, 2024)
• Federal government launches new ad campaign for the Canadian Dental Care Plan, close to 650,000 Canadians have received care (September 9, 2024)
• Nearly 450,000 eligible Canadians have received care under the Canadian Dental Care Plan (August 7, 2024)
• All dental care providers can now provide care under the Canadian Dental Care Plan (July 8, 2024)
• Adults with a valid Disability Tax Credit certificate and children under 18 are now eligible to apply to the Canadian Dental Care Plan (June 27, 2024)
• Two million Canadian seniors approved for the Canadian Dental Care Plan (May 22, 2024)
• 1 million seniors can now access services under the Canadian Dental Care Plan (May 1, 2024)
• Supporting Oral Health Providers’ Participation in the Canadian Dental Care Plan (April 17, 2024)
• Oral Health Providers can now sign up to participate in the Canadian Dental Care Plan (March 11, 2024)
• Government of Canada announces the services covered under the Canadian Dental Care Plan (February 8, 2024)
• More than 400,000 Canadian seniors have been approved for dental care under the Canadian Dental Care Plan (January 31, 2024)
• The Government of Canada announces roll-out of the Canadian Dental Care Plan (December 11, 2023) | Backgrounder
• The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos highlights budget investments for the Canadian Dental Care Plan (April 11, 2023)
• Getting Canadians the dental care they need (March 31, 2023)
• Minister Khera highlights new Canadian Dental Care Plan in Budget 2023 (March 31, 2023)
• 2023 federal budget: A Made-in-Canada Plan: Strong Middle Class, Affordable Economy, Healthy Future

Last updated: March 25, 2025