Brandon Doucet is a Canadian dentist, founder of the group Coalition for Dentalcare and author of About Canada: Dental Care (Fernwood, 2023).
Corporate dentistry is on the rise in Canada, lining investors’ pockets at the expense of patients’ oral health. Dental treatment should be fully incorporated into Canada’s universal health care system to prevent the nightmare of American-style dental care.
Canadians spend billions on medical treatment not covered by the country’s supposedly universal health care system. Many people are unable to pay for these services and instead forgo the prescription drugs and dental care they urgently need.
Canada desperately needs to expand its public health coverage to include dental care for all — and the NDP can lead the fight for it.