A 2020 report by the parliamentary budget officer offers some details on the NDP's vision.
The report is based on NDP health critic Don Davies' request to estimate the cost of a federal dental plan based on the current non-insured health benefits program, a federal benefits program for First Nations and Inuit in Canada.
The program includes more robust and preventive coverage than the federal dental program for refugees or federal inmates, which are aimed at emergency dental procedures.