Canada's new dental-care plan could impact nearly 9 million Canadians -- are you one of them?

The federal government unveiled details about its highly anticipated Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) earlier on Monday.

The CDCP is a $13-billion insurance program that will start covering most basic dentistry costs next year for uninsured Canadians with a household income under $90,000. That's about nine million Canadians, according to the federal government. In its current form, the plan is expected to cost the federal treasury about $4.4 billion per year.

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The CDCP will help cover the cost of various oral health-care services, with the focus on "those deemed medically necessary by an oral health-care professional," an information officer with the general information line for the government of Canada told CBC News.

Services covered under the Canadian Dental Care Plan include:

Preventive services, including scaling (cleaning), polishing, sealants and fluoride.
Diagnostic services, including examinations and x-rays.
Restorative services, including fillings, crowns and dentures.
Endodontic services, including root canal treatments.
Prosthodontic services, including complete and partial removable dentures.
Periodontal services, including deep scaling.
Oral surgery services, including extractions.

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