CTV: For the 2025-26 enrolment period, 6.5 million patients were enrolled, with 3.9 million receiving care. For the 2026-27 enrolment year, the number enrolled slipped to 4.7 million and so far, just over 900,000 of them have had a claim approved.
When it was initially launched, the government estimated that once fully implemented, up to nine million Canadians would be able to access more affordable dental care. So far, throughout the entirety of the CDCP’s existence, 4.8 million people have had a claim approved…