Canadian Dental Care Plan
By Government of Canada · 2026 · GH201-727-26
Study guide: Exam GH-201C
The Government of Canada's web page for the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP), which helps cover some of the cost of oral health care services for eligible Canadian residents. It directs applicants, members, employers, pension plan administrators and oral health providers to the plan's information. The SOA lists it as study note GH201-727-26.
On the syllabus
- Exam GH-201C — GH201-727-26: Canadian Dental Care Plan; Outcomes 4a. The assigned sections are Intro, When You Can Apply, When You Can Visit an Oral Health Provider, What Services are Covered, Eligibility Requirements and Information for Oral Health Professionals.
CDCP information
- Apply for the CDCP
- Applications for the 2026-2027 benefit period are open; a member who had coverage for 2025-2026 and did not renew by the deadline can re-apply but will have a gap in coverage.
- The page links to who can apply, what is needed to apply, and what to know after applying.
- Information on renewals
- Check your CDCP application status
- What services are covered
- Which oral health care services the plan covers, and what portion of the cost it covers.
- Member eligibility review
- How the information provided in an application or renewal may be reviewed and verified during a benefit period.
- For employers and pension plan administrators
- How tax slips are used for member eligibility reviews, and the information employers need to provide for employees or pensioners.
For oral health providers and stakeholders
- For oral health providers
- How to participate in the plan, CDCP fees and coordination of benefits.
- Preauthorization resources
- The preauthorization process and the supporting documents required for submissions or claims.
- CDCP promotional toolkit
Contact us
- Beware of scams
- There is no fee to apply or renew coverage for the CDCP.
Related links
Sources
- Canadian Dental Care Plan (Government of Canada) — the document: the page's headings and the text under them, as it stood with the date modified 2026-09-22 (sha256 c8cb3042e952552b…); this is a live page whose headings no longer match the six sections the syllabus names, which are taken from the syllabus
- GH 201C Syllabus, Nov 2026/Mar 2027/Jul 2027 (SOA) — the citation, the six assigned sections and Outcome 4a
- GH 201C Introductory Study Note, Nov 2026 (SOA) — lists the study note as GH201-727-26