Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program at Toronto Public Health dental clinics

Free dental care for low-income seniors (exams, X-rays, fillings, cleaning, some root canals, extractions and urgent care for pain) at about 25 Toronto Public Health and community health centre dental clinics.

Program in Toronto. Seniors Health & care Government benefits

How to reach them

1. Go to their application form.
2. Say who you are and what you are offering or asking.
3. Come back here and tell us if they answered.

Other ways, if that one is quiet

• PhoneCall 416-916-0204 (OSDCP questions, application help, dental card)
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• PhoneCall 1-833-207-4435 (OSDCP toll-free); TTY 1-800-855-0511
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• PhoneCall 416-338-7600 (Toronto Public Health dental booking)
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• Contact pageGo to their contact page
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• PhoneCall 416-916-0204
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Where else they are

Their website is toronto.ca/.../free-dental-care.

Good to know

• For whomSeniors aged 65 or older living on a low income who qualify for the Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program (the Province sets the income limits); Toronto Public Health's free care is for people who live in Toronto, have no private dental insurance and cannot pay.
• CostFree. Full or partial dentures are covered, but you pay the full laboratory cost for dentures or denture repairs.
• Their stepsApply for the Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program online or by mail through ontario.ca; for a paper form or help applying, ask a Toronto Public Health dental clinic or call 416-916-0204 (toll-free 1-833-207-4435). Once approved, book at a dental clinic near you: the City's Dental Clinics page lists about 25 clinics (open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.), or call 416-338-7600. Call ahead to confirm the clinic is open; the City says only select clinics are open for eligible clients. Not eligible? Call 211 to check for low-cost dental care at a university, college or community health centre.

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