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Putting our money where our mouth is

1 Apr 2011

Acknowledgements The Future of Dental Care in Canada The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is isbn 978-1-926888-57-6 grateful to Jean He and the Canadian Institute for Health Information for providing the data on private This report is available free of charge from the CCPA and public expenditures for dental services over time. [...] Printed The group is also thankful for the financial support copies may be ordered through the National Office provided by the Dental Public Health Program of the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto for a $10 fee. [...] The results provincial and federal health departments from the Oral Health Component of the Canadian and educators produces the best results; and Health Measures Survey 2007-2009 indicate that • new minimum mandatory standards for three of every four Canadians visit a dental pro- Canadian dental public health programs, fessional annually and two out of three Canadians with the resources to meet th [...] The social gradient in the oral are often-repeated phrases, striking in the health status of Canadians is a stark reminder of context of a health care system that embraces an inequitable distribution of wealth and goods. [...] Still, the latest data demonstrate The most current and national oral health the many gaps in the current system, or perhaps data demonstrate the gap: 32% of Canadians more accurately, the current patchwork of oral have no dental insurance, and the number with care programs in Canada.
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ISBN
9781926888576
Pages
44
Published in
Canada

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