2mo ago

Canadian Dental Care Plan expands to include millions of new eligible Canadians

www.canada.ca

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dental is so important for overall health im really surprised its separated.
- It's very strange that teeth are considered optional. Eyes too.
  
  eyes I can sorta see as its realtively cheap and easy for basic correction and usually actual medical eyes is covered. At least in the us its part of medical insurance. Bacteria from mouth can move to body though and inflamation in the mouth can be detrimental for a lot of common medical conditions.
Man it’s so cool that you guys have dental care.
- You could too, you just need to borrow from the future, with interest. The poor of the future will be screwed by austerity, in order to save the rich from higher taxes, we've already rolled back the capital gains tax over 250k.
  
  You could too, you just need to borrow from the future, with interest. The poor of the future will be screwed by austerity
  I love this. It's classic FUD and it shows a complete lack of understanding of the prime benefit of a consolidated service.
  This is a great moment for you, as you have SUCH potential to learn a great deal. Will you?
  
  All of the money spent now on pro-active regular checkups and prevention will limit the amount of reactive expensive emergency surgeries later
- I will never, ever qualify for the benefit.
  I'm pretty sure some of my taxes will go to eventually fund someone who does qualify, though. And, having been VERY poor as a child and again in my 20s, I know the effects of inequal access to preventative care.
  So little of my taxes will go to pay for this, but I'm really happy it will, as my current state is costly and didn't have to be, and I don't wish it on anyone!

Applications will open by age group:

        May 1: 55 to 64 years old
    May 15: 18 to 34 years old
    May 29: 35 to 54 years old

My wife and I would qualify today if I hadn't got a lump sum layoff package last year.
Gotta wait until my tax return shows I'm not making 2 years wages in a single year...

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