Welcome CDCP Patients
CDCP Fee Guide
We Match
We match the CDCP Fee Guide. If you are enrolled in the CDCP program, your fees will follow the CDCP Fee Guide, so you don’t need to worry about any fee differences.
About CDCP
The Canada Dental Care Plan (CDCP) is a new federal program that helps cover dental costs for eligible Canadians.
Eligibility
✓ You’re a Canadian resident for tax purposes
✓ You don’t have access to dental insurance
✓ Your adjusted family net income is less than $90,000
✓ You and your spouse/common-law-partner (if applicable) must have filed your tax returns in Canada for the previous year
Co-payments
Adjusted family net income | CDCP Coverage | Patient Portion |
|---|---|---|
Less than $70,000 | 100% | 0%* |
$70,000–$79,999 | 60% | 40% |
$80,000–$89,999 | 40% | 60% |
Coverage
Coverage provided by the government may vary depending on individual oral health conditions. It is recommended that you review and understand your coverage in advance.
Exams
Complete Exam: 1/60 months
Recall/Specific Exam: 1/12 months
Emergency Exam: no limit
X-rays
Panoramic: 1/60 months
Intraoral Radiographs (panoramic, periapical, bitewing and occlusal radiographs): 8/12 months
Scaling
Age Units/ 12 months
0-11 0.5
12-16 1
17+ 4
Polishing
0.5 Units/ 12 months
Fluoride
Age Frequency Limit
0-16 1/6 months
17+ 1/12 months
Others
✓ Fillings 補牙
✓ Extractions 拔牙
✓ Root Canals 根管治療
✓ Crown 鑲配人造牙冠
✓ Denture 假牙
✓ Periodontal services 牙周治療
✓ Oral surgery 口腔手術
✓ Sedations 鎮靜麻醉
If you require dental treatments such as Crown, Denture, or Root Canals, you need to apply for pre-approval from the SunLife before commencing treatment.
To view more details about the program, please visit the government website at https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/dental/dental-care-plan.html
Difference Between Fee Guide
The Alberta Dental Association (ADA) provides a suggested fee guide for dental services; however, clinics are not obligated to follow it. The government has established a separate fee guide for CDCP, which is lower than the commonly used ADA fee guide. If a clinic charges according to the ADA fee guide, CDCP patients will need to pay the difference out of pocket.
Dental Treatment (Example) | ADA Fee Guide 2025 | CDCP Fee Guide 2025 |
|---|---|---|
New Patient Exam - Permanent Dentition | $137.65 | $116.66 |
Bite-wing X-rays x2 | $57.33 | $53.93 |
X-rays : Panoramic | $106.61 | $101.53 |
Scaling 3 units (45 mins) | $250.53 | $240.9 |
Polishing 0.5 units (=7.5 mins) | $37.2 | $17.72 |
Fluoride | $36.05 | $32.3 |
Total | $625.37 | $563.04 |
At BDC Dental, we follow the CDCP fee guide, so CDCP patients do not need to pay the fee difference (e.g., $62.33 in the example above).