E-7604 Increase dental care coverage units Petition Tracker | Signature Growth — Canadian Petition Tracker
Track E-7604 — Increase dental care coverage units — with 237 signatures and counting. Sponsored by Kelly DeRidder. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7604
Petition Details
- Status: Active — open for signatures
- Closing date: September 25, 2026
- Sponsor: Kelly DeRidder (Kitchener Centre)
- Category: Health
Signature Statistics
- Total signatures: 237
- Daily increase: +1 in the last 24 hours
- Seven-day increase: +12 over the last 7 days
- Growth velocity: ~2 new signatures per day (7-day average)
- Tracking started: July 27, 2026 — 114 data points recorded
Provincial Distribution
- Ontario: 135 signatures
- British Columbia: 43 signatures
- Alberta: 21 signatures
- Quebec: 16 signatures
- Saskatchewan: 7 signatures
- Manitoba: 6 signatures
- Nova Scotia: 5 signatures
- New Brunswick: 2 signatures
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 2 signatures
Historical Signature Growth
| Date | Signatures |
|---|
| July 27, 2026 | 10 |
| July 29, 2026 | 63 |
| July 31, 2026 | 81 |
| August 4, 2026 | 90 |
| August 6, 2026 | 110 |
| August 8, 2026 | 131 |
| August 11, 2026 | 143 |
| August 13, 2026 | 160 |
| August 16, 2026 | 178 |
| August 17, 2026 | 196 |
| August 20, 2026 | 211 |
| August 26, 2026 | 222 |
| September 3, 2026 | 232 |
| September 8, 2026 | 237 |
Petition Text
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled
Whereas:
• The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) aims to provide accessible oral health care to lower-income Canadians, but currently restricts routine scaling to a maximum of 4 units (60 minutes) per rolling 12-month period without a complex, case-by-case pre-authorization process;
• Standard clinical guidelines and professional oral hygiene recommendations state that adult patients require a minimum of two preventive maintenance visits per year to effectively control plaque and prevent periodontal disease;
• A typical routine adult dental hygiene appointment requires 3 units of scaling (45 minutes) to safely and thoroughly remove calculus deposits; and
• The current 4-unit annual cap effectively leaves patients short of coverage for their second required annual visit, leading to untreated periodontal issues, increased systemic health risks, and an administrative burden on dental offices seeking pre-authorizations for standard care.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to
1. Increase the automatic, baseline allowance for routine scaling units under the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) from 4 units to 6 units per rolling 12-month period for adult patients; and
2. Align CDCP coverage frameworks with established public health guidelines that recommend two preventive oral hygiene visits per year.
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