The president of the British Columbia Dental Association says just 15 per cent, or one in seven dentists across the province is registered in a soon-to-be-launched national dental care program.
“The reality is you’re going to need participation at close to 50 per cent to make the program really accessible and viable,” said Rob Wolanski of the problematic uptake rate among B.C. dentists for the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP). The plan will offer basic dental coverage to anyone reporting family net income of less than $70,000 and a sliding scale of discounts to anyone earning between $70,000 and $90,000.
But Wolanski said dentists have not been fully informed on the
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