With thousands of people signing up regularly for the federal dental plan, some seniors in Quebec are frustrated that their dentist has not opted in and they can’t access the program.
Alain Davied is 73 years old and lives on Montreal’s South Shore.
After retiring, his dental insurance disappeared, and the idea of the feds picking up the bill was exciting for him and other seniors.
“I said it’s fantastic,” said Davied. “At least someone is thinking about the elders because they don’t think too much about us.”
He signed up for the program, received his card and tried to use it. However, he soon found himself on a waiting list along with many of his friends, searching for a dentist who would accept the insurance.
Davied eventually found a dentist in Cote-des-Neiges (about a 30 minute drive from his home in Chateauguay) through his sister-in-law that would accept the …