Should preventative dental care be covered under Canada’s universal healthcare plan?

Yes, but only for those who can't afford it

Yes but only if the person does not have existing dental insurance coverage (through work or paid privatley) or the means to pay for dental care. This should also apply to people who have exhaused the insurance coverage.

Yes preventative dental care provides better long term health for people so this is important for children and lower income folks. Improved dental health might help to improve overall health of people which in turn impacts health care system more positively. Of course good insurance benefits offered from workplaces help to ease some government funding too.

Yes, but only for those who cannot afford it

Yes, but only got children and low income families

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Yes, but only for retired Seniors who can no longer qualify for employer benefits

Yes but only for common reasons. Filling, cleaning etc

I think it should be, for children and those of very low income, or even seniors.

i believe if it is so easily preventable, it shouldn't be unless they don't have the proper materials to prevent them.

depending on circumstance yes and no

All dental work including orthodontic work should be covered for all up to age 19.

i think yes but supported as less important then other healthcare issues

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A little over half or something depending on your income

Depends on how teeth became damaged.

Yes, but only for those that do not have preventative dental care covered by a corporate benefits program.

Companies should be mandated to provide it to their employees

yes when we can afford it.

Anything that involves health should be covered

Yes, only in a life or death emergency

People who absolutely need dental help, should be paid for if not if its not there fault in the first place, children should always be covered.

Don’t know enough

I am fine with the current system.

if they are low income but also if if they are in desperate need and they dont curently have the sufficient amout of money for it

Should be added as an add on at an additional charge as in car and home insurance

No, but it should be subsidized

After age 65

After the age of 65 considering you've worked your whole life

Only for those who have issues incorporating habits, like people who have dementia, adhd, so on.

Provincial gov't should run their heathcare services

yes because it is your health

Yes, preventive dental care is an important and significant part of an individual's wellbeing.

Yes only things like dentures and teeth removal should be free teeth cleaning and braces you should have to pay

it could be covered but than you would have to pay higher taxes

I don't think it's a big issue as of right now, since there's many things to fund for instead of this.

yes, but only for children under 18

for children and people of low income

Bad teeth can kill you. Teeth are important to your health. Dental care should be covered in universal health care.

No, this should remain privatized, but Canada could provide a base for low income families.

Yes. It is a form of healthcare.

No and we need to regulate pricing on dental

Yes, as long as there's money that's able to be given to provinces/territories, there has been consultation with them, and there have been standards/programs put in place to ensure efficiency of the given system.

for low income families, and if we can afford to do so

No, because people who are less qualified will get into the practice and make a living while potentially messing up people's lives.

let provinces decide

Yes, preventative dental care is healthcare. Braces should also be covered for low income Canadians.

Yes, but we need to grow the economy first

Just add a dental sector to the universal health care while private companies are keeper to the private sector