“A quarter million people in the Quebec City region are now covered by the federal dental care plan, saving them about $900 a year. We are also spending nearly $4 million on dental programs at Laval University to help local clinics and underserved areas.”

“Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate the 250,000 residents of the greater Quebec City and Chaudière-Appalaches region who are now covered by the new Canadian dental care plan, helping them to save an average of $900 a year on the cost of dental care. I would also like to congratulate the staff and students of the faculty of dentistry at Laval University, who will be using an additional investment of nearly $4 million to further improve access to dental care in our beautiful region. This investment will fund new placements in social dentistry at the SPOT clinic in Quebec City’s lower town, as well as at a new clinic on the south shore. It will also mean placements can be offered in private practices located in underserved areas of the greater Quebec City region. I would like to once again thank and congratulate all the partners involved in this important project.”