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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 persons with special needs (doctor or dentist referral required), see here

FREE DENTAL SERVICES 

Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP):

• provides income-eligible Canadian residents access to dental care
  • seniors aged 65 and over
  • children under the age of 18
  • adults with a valid federal Disability Tax Credit certificate
• 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 to those who qualify 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

Vary by program

Varies by program