Canadian welfare disability and dental care?

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

I am on Disability (awaiting to be on P.W.D Level 2) and I am going to be seeing a dentist..HOWEVER. What exactly is basic dental coverage. I need to 2 teeth pulled and one filling and a cleaning. Will welfare cover this?
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I used to work in Ontario and the disability coverage for people on it was minimal, you would be covered for all basic needs but nothing fancy, all of that would come out of your own pocket if you wanted. likeif you wanted a crown made from porcelain rather than metal etc. there are also limitations on how often services can be performed though with things like severe gum disease etc the dentist can write to the appropriate government office and request more coverage temporarily. It is generally harder to find a dentist who will take you as a patient as they tend to limit the number of patients (if at all truth be told) on disability that they will accept- mostly because they only get apid a fraction of what the dental services acctually cost for everyone else. Call your disability office for specific coverage explainations.
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