A press release dropped this week: Dental Pathways, a North Vancouver-based facilitator, has launched to connect Canadian and North American patients with Istanbul clinics for the major restorative work Canada's new dental plan won't cover. On the surface, it's a company announcement. Look closer, and it's a quiet comment on where the CDCP has structurally fallen short.
The program was real progress. Nearly six million Canadians enrolled. Preventive care, fillings, routine cleanings — largely covered. But if you need implants, full-arch reconstruction, or veneers, you're mostly on your own. The plan that was supposed to close Canada's access gap left a different gap wide open: the one that matters most to patients facing the largest treatment bills.
That's the opening Dental Pathways is stepping into.
