New data from the 2022 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) were released by Statistics Canada in November 2023 that provide a glimpse into the use of dental care services in Canada as well as dental insurance coverage rates. These findings are based on survey data for Canadian residents age 12 and older living in the provinces. In 2022, nearly two-thirds (65%) of Canadians had seen a dental professional in the previous 12 months, which was lower than the 2018 CCHS dental utilization rate of 75%, though methodology for the survey has slightly changed between those years. In 2022, 55% of those surveyed had private dental insurance and 40% of those of who did not have dental insurance said they avoided visiting a dental professional due to cost. The CCHS is conducted every year, but questions about dental care are not always included. 1 This refers to the 20% of Canadian families with the lowest incomes. Highest income refers to the 20% of Canadian families with the highest incomes. Statistics Canada uses quintiles to divide up income groups. In 2019, about 5.1 million Canadians lived in families in the lowest quintile of income. Statistics Canada Numbers: Access to Dental Care in Canada 19 Issue 2 | 2024 |
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