Description: Dental care in Canada is for those who can afford it. What will it take to make oral health care free?
Brief description:
Dr. Brandon Doucet is a dentist practising in Nova Scotia, with interests in surgery and public health, and is the founder of the Coalition for Dentalcare.
Review Quotes: "Dr. Doucet's book is an incisive summary of dental care in Canada. Through well-researched and genuinely shocking statistics, Dr. Doucet exposes the vulnerable underbelly of Canadian health care and provides a rare look behind the curtain of Canada's growing dental corporation industry. Dr. Doucet skillfully describes the lack of access to dental care in relation to a broader picture of inequity, colonialism, ableism, and racism. This book presents a stark, critical, and necessary examination of dental care in Canada; it should be essential reading for policy-makers and anyone in the health care field. I strongly endorse this book and I highly recommend it to anyone looking to rapidly learn about the past, present, and future of dental care in Canada. Dr. Doucet equips us with the ability to be on the right side of history. The reader cannot help but conclude that the status quo for dental care in Canada is completely indefensible."--Dr Melanie Bechard (MD, MPH, FRCPC) Chair, Canadian Doctors for Medicare