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One of my back teeth is aching at the moment (literature.cafe)
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[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Before this week, Canada.

In Canada eyes and teeth are not considered "health" and thus is also not covered by universal healthcare.

It was up to the provinces and employers to implement whatever coverage they wanted for those. In my place, dental care is free if you are under 18, or if you live from government assistance. The only way to get healthcare for your teeth as an adult, is to have a dental plan at work. So a young adult working minimum wage in a convenience store doesn't have dental insurance.

From personal experience, I didn't have dental insurance between 18 and 30 because I had low wage jobs.

However this is going to change a bit soon, because the social-democrats just pushed a vote to expand dental insurance to everyone that needs it. It's not universal yet but now people with low wage jobs will be covered.