Income Families: Health Care and Health Services

income families: But in Canada's private dental care system, you have to pay to access both of these oral health services, according to Huffington Post Canada. So what if you can't afford to see a dentist or dental hygienist Well you're not alone. Ads remind us to book an appointment with our dentist for a regular dental exam and to get our teeth cleaned by a dental hygienist. Approximately one in six Canadians has difficulty getting oral health care because they can't afford the cost, they don't have dental insurance or it's too expensive to travel to the nearest provider. Ontario has some public dental programs, but only for children under 18 years of age in very low income families. In Ontario, it's estimated that two to three million people have not seen a dentist in the past year -- the main reason cited being cost. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.