The second application period for the federal government’s dental benefit program starts Saturday, so parents or guardians of eligible children can get up to $650 per child for dental services for the next year.
The amount of the “Canada Dental Benefit” available per child under the age of 12 depends on their annual family income, from $260 if the family’s adjusted net income is between $80,000 and $89,999, to $390 if it’s between $70,000 and $79,999, to $650 if it’s under $70,000.
Health Canada is advising that parents applying for the benefit should also have on hand the contact information for their child’s dental care professional, as well as the contact information of their employer, and the date of their child’s dental appointment. Last fall, the federal financial agency briefed reporters on how the system will work for Canadians looking to apply for these benefits, billing the system as "streamlined and user-friendly."According to Health Canada, more than 315,000 children accessed the benefit during the first eligibility period, from October 2022 to June 2023.
Rolling out a dental-care plan was a key component of the Liberal-NDP confidence-and-supply agreement penned nearly a year and a half ago, while the Conservatives and Bloc Quebecois voted against it.
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