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Dental care program starts accepting claims for 1 million seniors

May 1, 2024 | 9:21 AM

OTTAWA — The first seniors to register with the new federal dental care plan can now start submitting claims.

The government says about 1 million seniors are now eligible to receive dental care under the program.

The program was conceived as part of a co-operative political pact between the Liberals and the New Democrats.

Once it is fully rolled out, the program should be available to anyone without private insurance with a family income under $90,000.