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If the Liberal-NDP agreement to create a national dental care program for low-income Canadians becomes a reality in the years ahead, advocates and health-care workers say it could help prevent dental health issues from spiraling into life-threatening conditions — and keep more people from resorting to hospital emergency rooms.
Millions of families with annual incomes of less than $90,000 and no dental insurance could be eligible for coverage under the proposed, phased-in program, which is just
