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As of today, oral health-care providers can treat patients under the Canadian Dental Care Plan on a case-by-case basis without officially signing on to the program.

Patients should still check to see whether their dentist is willing to accept them as oral health-care providers decide whether they want to participate, Health Canada officials cautioned.

To bill on a case-by-case basis, providers must agree to submit claims directly to Sunlife, the insurance company the federal government contracted to run the program.

But the number of professionals signing up is growing — 11,800 oral health-care providers have registered for the program, officials said Monday.

On June 27, the program expanded to include children under 18 years of age and adults who receive the disability tax credit.

It can take up to three months to be approved, Health Canada officials said, and applicants should not see their oral health-care provider until they’ve received their insurance information.

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