CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — After calls to several dentists and a plea on Facebook, Dale Paynter finally found a hygienist who is enrolled in the federal dental program after his original dentist refused to participate in the program.
In P.E.I., no dentist has signed up for the Canadian Dental Care Plan program yet. Only two dental professionals, both of whom are dental hygienists, have enrolled.Matthew Shaffner, president of the Dental Association of P.E.I.
“If the continue to implement the suggestions that the provincial and territorial dental associations have made, that I think we will get to a point where we will see a significant improvement in the uptake of the program by the dentists.” “I think every dentist wants to provide care for this group of individuals who would be covered," Shaffner said."Nobody, no dentist, wants to deny care to anybody. However, the program that was initially developed was not sustainable for dentists to accept into their practice. So, with improvements to the program, I am sure that there will be dentists who will want to sign up.
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