Finance
Health and Community Services
April 5, 2010

Tentative Agreement Reached with Newfoundland and Labrador Dental Association

Today, the Honourable Tom Marshall, Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board, announced a tentative agreement has been reached with the Newfoundland and Labrador Dental Association (NLDA) for the Children�s Dental Health Program.

�Our government is pleased that our negotiations have been successful and that this tentative agreement has been reached with the NLDA,� said Minister Marshall. �This is good news for families with children as the agreement covers the continuation of the program which provides children�s dental services.�

The tentative agreement provides for an increase of approximately 20 per cent to the compensation that dentists receive for services to children over the next four-year period through the Children�s Dental Health Program.

�Our government is committed to ensuring that our province�s children have access to quality dental services and our Children�s Dental Health Program reflects this commitment, said the Honourable Jerome Kennedy, Minister of Health and Community Services. �This tentative agreement ensures that children in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador will continue to receive excellent dental care under our program.�

Budget 2010: The Right Investments � For Our Children and Our Future includes $7.6 million for the Children�s Dental Health Program. This program provides universal access for eligible dental services for children age 12 years and under, as well as for children age 13 to 17 years whose families are in receipt of income support benefits. Coverage is automatic for these children.

Coverage also includes 13- to 17-year-olds living in families with low incomes. Families with an annual net income of $30,000 or less, but who are not in receipt of income support, qualify under this category. These families must first apply for coverage through the Newfoundland and Labrador Prescription Drug Program. For more information on the Children�s Dental Health Program, or to apply, visit www.health.gov.nl.ca/health/divisions/medical/dentalservices.htm#dental

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Media contacts:

Ronalda Walsh
Director of Communications
Department of Finance
709-729-6830, 685-1741
ronaldawalsh@gov.nl.ca
Tansy Mundon
Director of Communications
Department of Health and Community Services
709-729-1377, 685-2646
tansymundon@gov.nl.ca

2010 04 05                            3:45 p.m.


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