Pills are not paid for by the Canadian health care system, Nor are cruches, braces, or any othr medical equipment you may need following an accident.
Dental care is NOT included in the Canadian universal health care system.
The Canadian universal system is justy a bare bones BASIC health care system. there are many medical procedures no matter if they can save your life or improve the quality of it that are NOT covered by that system.
Sure, there are things wrong with our system, but there are ways of fixing them. A major fix is torte reform, which Democrats are quick to oppose. Anothr fix that would reduce the costs of private health insurance is adopting a stadardized billing system. Currently, administrations costs account for over 20% of health care costs.
I had a toothache when I lived in Britain. I went to the Dentist and he drilled and filled my tooth. I was surprised that he didn’t clean my teeth also. The ladies at work pointed out that tooth cleaning is ‘only cosmetic after all’. Now you know the truth about British teeth! Preventative care is ‘only cosmetic’.