New StatsCan Report: 24% of Canadian Adults Face Persistent Oral Pain, with Low-Income Families Hit Hardest – Our Executive Director, Erin Riddell, Weighs In on City News

According to a new StatsCan report, 24% of Canadian adults report persistent oral pain, with those in lower-income families being the most affected. Our Executive Director, Erin Riddell, shared insights on City News about the importance of accessible dental care for all Canadians. The interview aired on October 24.

Link to CTV News report available on https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/10/24/dentistry-costs-vancouver-clinic-statistics-canada/.

Key Take-away

22.4% of Canadians avoided seeing a dental professional in the past year because of cost. Those without insurance were three times more likely to avoid dental care because of cost than those with insurance.

73% of Canadians brush their teeth twice or more a day, and only 28% floss five times a week.

72.5% of seniors in Canada reported having a dental visit in the past 12 months. 56.3% of seniors who had not visited a dental professional in three years said it was unnecessary, and 30.8% said cost was the main barrier.

Full report published by StatsCan is available on https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/241023/dq241023b-eng.htm