Increase in dental travel to Yellowknife unlikely to slow down anytime soon, says N.W.T. health minister – CBC

Apr 08, 2025

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N.W.T.’s minister of health says there’s no end in sight to the challenges facing the dental care system in the territory.

Over the last couple years, the volume of dental travel to Yellowknife has increased substantially, leading to shortages of accommodations for medical travel in the capital. Last month, the N.W.T. government urged people to cancel all non-urgent dental travel to Yellowknife until the end of the tourism season altogether because of a lack of beds.

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