Canada Life has announced it will offer dental care app, Toothfairy, for all group protection products as of next week (18 April), to reduce absenteeism and presenteeism in the workplace.
All Canada Life group life, income protection and critical illness clients will have access to the app, which comprises a 24/7 chat function to directly connect employees to a dentist or signpost to clinical referrals. Deepak Aulak, co-founder of Toothfairy, noted that the app was created to help patients overcome the numerous barriers of access to dental care - primarily the accessibility, availability and affordability of dental care. Dan Crook, protection sales director at Canada Life, commented that access to dental care was strained during the Covid -19 pandemic, with many people...
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