New Dental Benefits Resources for Patients and Dentists To make dental benefit plans work best for you and your patients, it’s important to understand how they work and your role in the administration of these plans. In January, CDA launched new Dental Benefits Education materials, designed to help patients better understand dental benefits while also supporting dentists’ discussions with patients. In accessible language, the resources help explain the fundamentals of dental benefits, the differences between private dental plans and public dental programs, who purchases the plans, how they are administered, and how predetermination and assigned benefits work, among other topics. A video for patients explains the most important facts about dental benefits, in less than 4 minutes. These resources, including brochures for patients and dentists that can be downloaded or printed, were developed with the input of CDA’s Dental Benefits committee. The committee is made up of dentists and content experts from across Canada, along with CDA staff who support the work of the committee. The committee includes: Dr. Tony Odenbach ADA; Dr. Michelle Lauwers, BCDA; Dr. Benoit Soucy (chair), CDA; Dr. Anjani Koneru, CDSS; Dr. Michael Connolly, DAPEI; Dr. Julie Oryniak, MDA; Dr. Kent Orlando, NBDS; Dr. Michelle Zwicker, NLDA; Dr. Joanne Thomas, NSDA; and Barb Morrow, ODA. The group is actively developing additional resources, including guides on What to Look for When Buying a Group Dental Plan and Models for the Payment of Dental Care by Third-Party Payers. To access the new dental benefits resources, visit: bit.ly/4hL7VMy 9 Issue 2 | 2025 |
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