General Topics and Information - Halton Region

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Overview of how to find a dentist, hygienist or specialty dental services, free and reduced-cost dental care, and directs to other dental-related listings in the Halton Community Services Directory

TO FIND A DENTIST:
See Ontario Dental Association website here or Yellow Pages under "Dentists"

TO FIND A DENTAL HYGIENIST:
See College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario public register here or see Yellow Pages under "Dental Hygienists"

IN-HOME DENTAL HYGIENE SERVICES:
See list here

NON-EMERGENCY DENTAL INFORMATION:
Health811 provides advice and information over the phone, see separate listing here

SPECIAL NEEDS DENTISTRY:
Dentistry at LaSalle, 905-481-9078 - 18 Plains Rd W, Unit 1, Burlington

• dental services for wheelchair patients, see website for more information

Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto), 416-596-4200

• dentistry clinic for adults with developmental disabilities or complex health-care needs (doctor or dentist referral required), see here

FREE DENTAL SERVICES

Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP):

• provides income-eligible Canadian residents, without private dental insurance or coveragea, ccess to dental care
• for more information, including eligibility and how to apply, see here

Children and youth aged 17 and under:

Healthy Smiles Ontario (HSO)

• provides free preventative, routine and emergency dental services for eligible children up to age 17
• for more information, including eligibility and how to apply, see here

Adults and older adults:

Ontario Works Adult (OWA)

• provides financial assistance for eligible adults 18-64 years of age to access dental care., which is intended for urgent dental needs and is not an on-going regular dental care program or an insurance plan
• for more information, including eligibility and how to apply, see here

Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program (OSDP)

• provides free, routine dental services for low-income seniors who are 65 years of age or older
• for more information, including eligibility and how to apply, see here

REDUCED-COST DENTAL SERVICES

Oral hygiene, cleaning, etc:
Some colleges with oral health education programs have reduced-cost oral hygiene clinics:

• in the Burlington/Hamilton area this is available at the Southern Ontario Dental College in Ancaster (for information see here)
• in the Oakville/Mississauga area this is available at the Canadian Academy of Dental Health & Community Sciences in Mississauga (see separate listing here)
• reduced-cost clinics are also available in Toronto at George Brown College WAVE Dental Clinic (see separate listing here)

Cleaning, scaling, oral hygiene services, etc. may be less expensive at independent dental hygienists, rather than through a dentist's office

• to find independent hygienists, see 'To Find a Dental Hygienist' above

For other procedures:
University of Toronto, Dental Faculty, Reduced Cost Dental Clinic

• operates 12 different clinics, including general dentistry, children's dentistry, emergency dentistry, orthodontics, oral surgery and more
• see separate listing here

George Brown College, WAVE Dental Clinic

• dental hygiene services, denture services and fillings
• for details see separate listing here

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