Most Canadians receive oral health care through privately operated dental clinics and pay for services through insurance or by paying for it themselves. Some dental services are covered through government dental programs.

So, if we do some number-crunching, that means the average family of four pays about $1,272 per year or $106 per month out of pocket, after any insurance, for dental care in the United States.

Access to dental care 32% of Canadians have no dental insurance, 53% of adults between 60 and 79 years of age have no dental insurance and 50% of Canadians in the lower-income bracket have no dental insurance.

While it's not explicitly banned in the American Dental Association Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct, a lot of dentists actually choose not to provide dental services to their loved ones.