Ontario. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Healthy Smiles Ontario
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Description & Services
Areas Served	Ontario
Description	Healthy Smiles Ontario is a program for children 17 and under who do not have access to any form of dental coverage. If eligible, children get regular dental services at no cost.    The 36 local Public Health Units across Ontario are leading the program in communities and are working with local partners such as Community Health Centres, primary care providers, dentists, dental hygienists, hospitals, schools and universities to deliver this program.    The initiative is part of Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy to support the development of healthier communities.
Hours	8:30am - 5:00pm
Eligibility	Ages: 17 year(s) and under    Eligible children must be:  * residents of Ontario  * members of a household with an Adjusted Family Net Income of $20,000. per year of below  * do not have access to any form of dental coverage (including government funded programs like Ontario Works.)
Languages	English ; French ; Multilingual Fact Sheets in pdf electronic format are available in English and French as well as:  Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, Cree, Farsi, Italian, Oji-Cree, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Urdu and Vietnamese.
Application	All Required Documents:  * Annual Goods and Services Tax Credit Entitlement Notice OR Annual Canada child Tax Benefit and Ontario Child Benefit Notice (most recent tax year)  * Government-issued identification (valid Ontario Health Card, Passport, Certificate of Canadian Citizenship, Permanent Resident Card, Canadian Immigration Identification Card, OR valid Ontario Driver’s License)  * The child's Valid Ontario Health Card    Contact your local public health unit to enroll.  Please see this website for local pubic health unit contact information.  http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/contact/phu/phuloc_mn.html
Fees	None
Contact Information
Located In Community	Ontario
Toll Free Phone	1-866-532-3161
TDD Phone	416-327-4282 (Toronto only)  1-800-387-5559
Website	www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/programs/dental/
Accessibility	Not Applicable
Other Details
Service Level	(30) Provincial Government
Funding	Provincial
Subjects
Subjects	Children ; Dental services ; Free services ; Low income people ; Youth
Broader Terms	Age groups ; Health services ; Reduced cost services ; Treatments