CDCP Dental School Watch

2026-09-25

About half of the dental plan's preauthorization requests are denied — what a stalled approval costs a dental student

Two years into the dental care plan, the Canadian Dental Association's own review finds millions enrolled and millions treated — and identifies denied treatment approvals, a shortage of hygienists and assistants, and the loss of national oral-health measurement as what now decides whether dental students finish the cases they start.

CDCP Dental School Watch

The CDA calls dental-school training "at risk" — and the fund behind those clinics is closed to new proposals

About half of the dental plan's preauthorization requests are denied — what a stalled approval costs a dental student

The fall clinic season and the CDCP eligibility trap

4.5 million enrolled in the new CDCP year—and teaching clinics still have long waits

After the CDCP, Canadian dental schools are moving clinical training into the community

How Canada’s dental plan is changing life for dental school students

CDCP Dental School Watch

The CDA calls dental-school training "at risk" — and the fund behind those clinics is closed to new proposals

About half of the dental plan's preauthorization requests are denied — what a stalled approval costs a dental student

The fall clinic season and the CDCP eligibility trap

4.5 million enrolled in the new CDCP year—and teaching clinics still have long waits

After the CDCP, Canadian dental schools are moving clinical training into the community

How Canada’s dental plan is changing life for dental school students