About Us
Our team is committed to your total family dental health care! We offer complete and gentle dental care, and are committed to excellence in all that we do. Our warm and inviting office will provide a relaxed experience for your entire family.
High Standards
A standard of excellence in personalized dental care enables us to provide the quality dental services our patients deserve. We provide comprehensive treatment planning and use restorative and cosmetic dentistry to achieve your optimal dental health. Should a dental emergency occur, we make every effort to see and care for you as soon as possible.
A Positive Experience
Building a foundation of trust by treating our patients as special individuals is vital to our success. We understand how uneasy some patients may feel about their dental visits, and how we can make a difference in providing a relaxing and positive experience. Our entire team is dedicated to providing you with excellent, personalized care and service to make your visits as comfortable and pleasant as possible.
We thank you for allowing us to take care of your dental needs and look forward to serving you.
May 1 2024
To Our Valued Patients,
There is a lot of information and misinformation regarding the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) in the media. We
understand that many of our patients are anxious to receive dental coverage they have not had before. Dentists,
individually and as a profession, support increasing access to care for Canadians and we have a long history of
advocating strongly with our provincial government to help increase access to care in our province.
The CDCP requires dentists to sign on as a provider with the government. There are many concerns with the conditions
and terms in the contract that have unknown and potentially negative repercussions. Currently, our dental clinic hasn’t
made the decision to sign on, as we haven’t received all of the CDCP’s details. As of writing, only 15% of dentists in BC
have signed on to the program.
Important to note, under the CDCP you’ll have some out-of-pocket costs because the CDCP doesn’t cover 100% of the
normal fees. We asked the government to fairly pay for your dental care by respecting the suggested fee guide, which
most provinces and territories have. These fee guides help us set fees that are transparent, fair, and predictable for
patients. The federal government decided not to fully fund the CDCP. Unfortunately, this lack of funding puts the
responsibility on patients and their dentists.
The government says they are working on an “alternative pathway” for dentists to participate in the program without
signing on as a provider. We are keenly awaiting further details about this potential pathway which may provide a
sustainable way for us to participate with the CDCP coverage.
Ultimately, our Dental Association has advised dentists in BC to wait until more information is available before enrolling in
the program as a provider. There are still many questions surrounding the CDCP, and while we have not determined if we
will be enrolling as a provider, we can say that all patients will continue to be treated ethically, with respect and empathy,
as usual.
Kind regards,
Dr Brent Parkins and the Copper City Dental Staff