The second benefit period of the Canada Dental Benefit (CDB) opened on July 1, 2023, to provide eligible families with up-front, direct payments of up to $650 per eligible child under 12 for dental care services received between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. To access the second benefit period, applicants must meet the following criteria: • They have a child or children under 12 as of July 1, 2023, and are currently receiving the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) for that child; • They have an adjusted family net income of less than $90,000; • Their child does not have access to private dental care coverage; • They have filed their 2022 tax return; and • They have out of pocket expenses for their child’s dental care services incurred in Canada between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, for which the costs have not been fully covered under another federal, provincial or territorial government program. A new American Dental Association (ADA) clinical practice guideline suggests conservative methods to treat tooth decay in primary and permanent teeth could lead to better outcomes when used with common restorative materials. An expert panel of dentists developed guidelines on this topic after extensive reviewof approximately 300 published studies. The guideline, published in the July 2023 issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association, contains 16 recommendations regarding treatment of moderate and advanced tooth decay in primary and permanent teeth that have not received endodontic treatment. It suggests that conservative carious tissue removal (CTR) is less likely to result in adverse outcomes like nerve exposure or a failed filling. The recommendations also identify selective CTR as an effective treatment option in most cases of moderate or advanced decay in primary and permanent teeth. This is the ADA’s second clinical practice guideline in a series on caries treatment. The new restoration guideline, and existing recommendations on non-restorative treatment for tooth decay, are available at: ada.org/cariesguidelines Second CDB Benefit Period Opens ADA Publishes Guideline on Restorative Treatments for Caries Lesions “Through the Canada Dental Benefit, we are helping children get access to dental care at an early age. The CDB is the first step in improving access to dental care services for those who need it most,” says Jean-Yves Duclos, Canada’s Minister of Health. See: bit.ly/3PSRFP4 23 Issue 4 | 2023 |
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