Health minister says feds still working out the bumps of new dental health care plan

Health Minister Mark Holland knows Canadians have more questions than answers about a new dental care plan the federal government is unveiling this spring.

Holland says there was similar confusion and worry among patients and care providers in 1968 when universal health care was created and he says the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) will eventually live up to its promise to provide an oral health safety net for the one in four Canadians who have no dental coverage.

“I think it’s a lot like when we rolled out medical care in this country, if you look back at the 1960s there were a lot of bumps, it’s a

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