Eligibility for Ottawa’s dental plan expands to children, people with disabilities

When the government first announced people with disabilities would have access to national dental coverage this year, Antonella Giordano really started to look forward to no longer paying out of pocket to care for her teeth.The 61-year-old Montrealer has been on disability from work for more than a decade for reasons related to her mental health.But she later learned she wouldn’t be able to access the coverage without first qualifying for the disability tax credit certificate – a process she found near impossible to navigate.