Indigenous people in remote communities may not see much benefit from national dental care plan

  The co-founder of the Indigenous Dental Association of Canada says along with expanding coverage, the federal government needs to be improving access to dental care for those who live in remote communities to keep oral health gaps from widening. “Unless we’re dealing with the issues that Indigenous people are facing … they’re actually leaving us behind,” said Sheri McKinstry, a pediatric dentist who is a member of Sagkeeng First Nation, about 100 kilometres north of Winnipeg. First Nations and