A plain-language guide to the CDCP for Maple Ridge patients: who qualifies, what’s covered, what needs preauthorization, and the annual renewal most people don’t know is mandatory.
Coverage categories, annual maximums, deductibles, downgrade clauses, and direct billing — how BC dental insurance actually works, and the five reasons a covered patient still gets an invoice.
What the guidelines actually say about removing healthy impacted wisdom teeth, the real indications for extraction, honest complication rates, and which after-care advice is backed by evidence.
An evidence-based comparison of clear aligners and fixed braces: which movements aligners struggle with, what the research says about treatment time, the wear-time reality, and how to begin in Maple Ridge.
Complete, partial, immediate, and implant-supported dentures compared — plus what the fitting appointments involve, how long dentures really last, and what the first few weeks feel like.
What happens during a root canal, how recovery goes, why the final restoration matters more than most people realize, and what the research really says about how long treated teeth last.
Why one tooth gets a filling and the next needs a crown, what happens in the grey area between them, and how onlays fit in. A clear explanation for Maple Ridge patients.
What a dental crown involves from preparation to cementation, how porcelain, zirconia, and metal-ceramic compare, why some teeth need a build-up first, and what the survival data really shows.
The clinical criteria that determine whether a tooth is restorable, how recovery differs between the two, and an honest look at what really happens if you leave a gap.
An evidence-based comparison of bridges, partial and complete dentures, and implant restorations — survival rates, trade-offs, coverage differences, and the questions that actually decide it.
| Sunday, Aug 23: | Closed |
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| Monday, Aug 24: | 9.30am – 6.30pm |
| Tuesday, Aug 25: | 9.30am – 6.30pm |
| Wednesday, Aug 26: | 9am – 5.30pm |
| Thursday, Aug 27: | 9am – 5.30pm |
| Friday, Aug 28: | Closed |
| Saturday, Aug 29: | Closed |