Forgive me for asking, but I’m not sure how this could be framed as subsidizing private practices?

In my mind, despite flaws with the program, relieving the cost of treatment for patients is worth it.

You are covered “100%” of a fee they pulled out of thin air. They’ve essentially invented a fee guide without any input from the different provincial dental associations. These invented fees are of course lower than standard fees. How would it ever make sense that a procedure would cost exactly the same across the country, from the fanciest office downtown somewhere, to a minimalist office in someone’s house in a rural area? They chose to cover less than what the latter would charge.

It sucks that Sun Life is deceitful in presenting the plan and it’s easy for them to paint dentists in a negative light. I’m sorry you’re getting played like this, much like everyone else is!

Opti-Rinse is some good stuff, I second the recommendation.

Not an expert on the topic, but two factors come to mind:

-The cost of a medical degree in Canada is relatively cheap, so med students not intending to practice there are incentivized to study there and leave the country shortly after graduating. This is a double whammy because for every doctor who leaves, a doctor who would have stayed could have been trained in their stead.

-Doctors can easily move across the southern border to earn much more than they would in Canada.