DARTMOUTH, NS, July 5, 2024 /CNW/ - The Honourable Mark Holland, Canada's Minister of Health and the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will make a health care announcement about the implementation of a new process to help ensure that all oral health providers can provide care for eligible Canadians under the Canadian Dental Care Plan.

There will be a media availability immediately following the announcement.

A virtual media technical briefing with Government of Canada officials will take place prior to the press conference.

Date
July 8, 2024

Time
Media technical briefing: 11:00 a.m. AT (10:00 a.m. ET)
Press conference: 1:30 p.m. AT (12:30 p.m. ET)

Location

Virtual media technical briefing

The technical briefing will be held on Zoom and will be for background information only (not for attribution). Participation in the question and answer portion of the technical briefing is for accredited members of the Press Gallery only. Media who are not members of the Press Gallery may contact pressres2@parl.gc.ca for temporary access.

A teleconference line is also available for listening to the event:

Toll-free dial-in number (Canada/US):
1-866-206-0153

Local dial-in number:
613-954-9003

Participant passcode: 8350362#

Press conference

Dartmouth Adult Services Centre (DASC)
59 Dorey Avenue
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
B3B 0B2

Media may also join the press conference by Zoom
Link: https://hc-sc-gc-ca.zoom.us/j/63090789631 
Passcode: 240708

Please indicate your name (first and last) and media outlet when joining the event.

SOURCE Health Canada (HC)