US EditionTens of thousands mistakenly approved for dental coverage, Health Canada says
Health Canada identified 70,000 ineligible members due to income calculation errors; about 28,000 received care with no repayment required, affecting roughly 1% of plan enrollees.
- On Tuesday, Health Canada said tens of thousands were mistakenly approved for Canadian Dental Care Plan coverage, with roughly 70,000 later deemed ineligible or assessed at the wrong copayment level.
- An income-calculation error recently discovered affected eligibility assessments, and Health Canada said a system fix has already corrected the income-calculation process.
- Roughly 28,000 of the inaccurately assessed had already received care and Health Canada said those patients will not have to repay covered amounts, averaging $800 per year.
- The Canadian Dental Association warned in July that gaps and discrepancies threaten timely care and could erode employer-sponsored dental plans, which cover over 5.5 million Canadians and have served more than three million.
- The CDCP, launched in May 2024 and expanded in May 2025, began for seniors and disabled Canadians and subsidizes dental care for residents with family net income below $90,000.
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Health Canada has admitted an income calculation error under its Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP). Nearly 70,000 people are no longer eligible for the program. The federal government assures that the affected citizens will not have to repay amounts already paid. Here's an update. Also read: 6 benefits that seniors can receive next month in Quebec. In a press release, Health Canada confirmed that "an error was recently discovered regarding the wa…
70,000 Canadians Erroneously Approved for Dental Care, Placed in Wrong Coverage Level: Health Canada
Health Canada says that about 70,000 people were either erroneously approved for the federal dental care plan or placed in an incorrect co-payment level. The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) was initially introduced for seniors in December 2023, and was expanded in phases to include children and those with disabilities. In May, the government expanded it to include all Canadian households with an income under $90,000 who do not have private insu…
People who have received care will not have to repay the amount covered by the public insurance plan, says Health Canada.
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