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Ontario’s five dental programs are massively underfunded and that has to change TORONTO, ON — Hailing from every region of the province, dozens of dentists are heading to Queen’s Park on Wednesday to tell MPPs the time has come for the province to finally take care of its dental programs. The Ontario Dental Association (ODA) […]
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We’re also committed to continued collaboration with government to make this a great program TORONTO, ON — The Ontario Dental Association (ODA) welcomes the $13 billion in funding for the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) that was announced in the federal government’s Budget 2023. If implemented properly, this program will help bring accessible dental care […]
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We’re also committed to continued collaboration with government to make this a great program TORONTO, ON — The Ontario Dental Association (ODA) welcomes the $13 billion in funding for the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) that was announced in the federal government’s Budget 2023. If implemented properly, this program will help bring accessible dental care […]
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Dr. Maneesh Jain appeared on Newstalk 1010’s The Rush to discuss the chronic underfunding of provincial dental programs. Listen to the interview on Newstalk 1010’s website.
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Ontario’s five dental programs are massively underfunded and that has to change TORONTO, ON — Hailing from every region of the province, dozens of dentists are heading to Queen’s Park on Wednesday to tell MPPs the time has come for the province to finally take care of its dental programs. The Ontario Dental Association (ODA) […]
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Host Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Lisa Bentley, President of the Ontario Dental Association, on 640AM Toronto.
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Learn what the Canadian Dental Care Plan could mean for you and why Ontario dentists want to be involved in ensuring it works for everyone.
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As the new president of the Ontario Dental Association, Dr. Lisa Bentley is calling on newly re-elected Premier Doug Ford to do better for the hundreds of thousands of people in need of dental care by fully funding the province’s dental programs.
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The new provincial budget fails to properly fund dental programs again despite years of the ODA asking for a meaningful commitment to fund provincial dental programs.
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Dr. Christina Heidinger, chair of the Political Action Committee at the Ontario Dental Association recently appeared on TVO’s The Agenda to discuss access to dental care in Ontario. Watch the full episode on TVO.
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*Content Warning* The following information relates to and references Residential Schools, Assimilation, Ongoing Harm, Colonial Impacts. September 30, 2021 – The Ontario Dental Association was created more than 150 years ago with a goal of providing quality dental care to Ontarians. But like any institution with a long history in Canada, we recognize inequalities in […]
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The province can show their commitment to children by finally fixing the funding gap TORONTO, ON — The Ontario Dental Association (ODA) has made a formal request to the provincial government to fix its dental program for children with a $50 million investment. The money is to support Healthy Smiles Ontario (HSO) which provides care […]
