Dental Fee Increases for 2024

February 22, 2024

The provincial and territorial dental associations have now released their annual fee guides. Sun Life uses this data to determine the maximum reimbursement amounts for dental services. There are increases in costs across the board. The fee increases for 2024 are more reasonable than those of 2023 and not as high. 

Below are the fee guide increases announced for 2024 by the dental associations:
 

Province/Territory

Percentage cost increase

2024 Start Date

Dentist

Denturist

Alberta

3.62%

3%

January 1

British Columbia

4.73%

3%

Dentist: February 1
Denturist: January 1

Manitoba

4.90%

3%

January 1

Saskatchewan

3.97%

2%

January 1

Ontario

4.80%

4%

Dentist: January 1
Denturist: February 1

Quebec

5.70%

4%

January 1

Nova Scotia

4.73%

5%

Dentist: February 1
Denturist: January 1

New Brunswick

4.60%

2%

Dentist: February 1
Denturist: January 1

Prince Edward Island

4.65%

4%

January 1

Newfoundland & Labrador

4.00%

4%

January 1

Yukon

No update

4%

Dentist: April 1
Denturist: January 1

Northwest Territories

4.70%

4%

January 1

Nunavut

4.70%

4%

January 1

If you're basing your plan on the current year’s fee guide, we’ll update it automatically. There’s no action required on your part.

Sun Life continues to advocate for reasonable increases each year, to help bend the benefits cost curve.

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