When can you visit an oral health provider

Enrolment confirmation

Sun Life is the contracted service provider who will manage the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) on behalf of the Government of Canada.

Once you’ve applied and we confirm that you qualify, your information will be shared with Sun Life, who will enrol you in the CDCP.

Sun Life will then send you a welcome package, which will include:

• information on the CDCP
• your member card
• your coverage start date

Coverage start date

Canadian residents who are enrolled in the CDCP will be able to start seeing an oral health provider as early as May 2024, starting with seniors. The start date to access oral health care will vary based on when each group can apply, when the application is received and when enrolment is completed.

Booking an oral health appointment

Your coverage will begin on the date provided in the welcome package you receive from Sun Life. Appointments with an oral health provider should be scheduled as of that date, and no sooner, for the eligible oral health care services to be covered under the plan. The CDCP will not reimburse you for oral health care services received before the start date.

When booking an appointment with an oral health provider, make sure to ask if they have enrolled in the CDCP to limit unexpected out-of-pocket payments.

Annual reassessment

You will need to meet the eligibility requirements each year to qualify for the CDCP. More information on the annual reassessment process will be added at a later date.