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Table 3 Recommendations

From: Providing care to people on social assistance: how dentists in Montreal, Canada, respond to organisational, biomedical, and financial challenges

Types of issues

Our recommendations

Organisational (missed appointments)

Introduce drop-in periods (allow people to access dental services when ready or able to consult)

Biomedical (non-covered treatments)

Extend coverage to endodontic treatments

Financial (low fees)

Raise fees paid to dentists to an “acceptable” level

General issue

Reinforce dentists’ sensitivity to the situation of people on social assistance through the development of educational academic programs