Alberta Government Dental Programs Explained: AISH, Income Support, Child and Adult Health Benefits, and Seniors

Alberta funds dental coverage for more people than most residents realize. Children in lower-income families, adults on a tight budget, seniors, and people receiving AISH or Income Support all have access to a government dental program. The programs have different names, different cards, and different rules, which is why patients often are not sure what…

Cost is the most common reason people put off the dentist. It is also the question patients are most reluctant to ask about. At Forest Heights Dental we would rather talk about money openly before treatment than have it be a surprise afterward. This article explains every way our patients pay for care, what we…

If you arrived in Canada as a refugee or you have made a refugee claim, your health coverage during your first period here comes from the Interim Federal Health Program, usually shortened to IFHP. Most people know it covers doctor visits. Fewer know that it also covers urgent dental care, and that the rules changed…

Moving to a new country means learning new systems all at once: banking, schools, transit, health care. Dental care is often the one that gets pushed aside, because it is not part of the provincial health plan and the rules are not obvious. This guide explains how dental coverage works for newcomers in Alberta, which…