British Columbia |
Healthy Kids |
Children and youth zero – 19 years of age from low-income families in receipt of premium assistance through Medical Services Plan |
– $1,400/two years of basic dental services.
– $1,000/year toward general anesthesia fees (hospital or private facility)
– Emergency treatment for pain relief (beyond $1,400 limit)
– No orthodontic
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Dental Benefits Program for Children and Youth in Foster Care |
Children and youth in foster care covered up to $700/year |
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Alberta |
Alberta Child Health Benefit |
Children and youth zero – 18 years of age from low-income families |
Basic coverage: dental exams, cleaning, X-rays, fillings and extractions |
Family Support for Children with Disabilities |
Children and youth zero – 18 years of age with a disability |
Basic dental treatment, with some orthodontic care (directly related to child’s disability and approved by a dental review committee)
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Foster Care |
Children and youth zero – 18 years of age in foster care |
Basic coverage: dental exams, cleaning, X-rays, fillings and extractions |
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) |
Children of parents with a disability who are unable to work |
Basic coverage: dental exams, cleaning, X-rays, fillings and extractions |
Saskatchewan |
Family Health Benefits |
Children zero – 18 years of age from low-income families |
Basic coverage |
Supplementary Health Program |
Foster children |
Diagnostic, preventive, restorative, oral surgery |
Public Health Services Dental Clinic (Saskatoon Health Region) |
Children zero – 16 years of age who have limited or no dental coverage |
Preventive and treatment services |
Manitoba |
Health Services Dental Program |
Children <18 years of age who have a disability or are wards of the state covered up to $500/year |
Basic diagnostic, preventive, restorative, endodontic, periodontal, prosthodontic, oral surgery services |
SMILE plus program (Winnipeg Regional Health Authority) |
At-risk children in the Winnipeg region |
Preventive and basic treatment services |
Healthy Smile Happy Child intersectoral partnership |
At-risk infants and preschool children and their families |
Oral health promotion using community development approaches |
Free First Visit Program (Manitoba Dental Association) |
Children <36 months of age |
Early dental screenings |
Ontario |
Healthy Smiles |
Children and youth <18 years of age are eligible if their family’s net income is <$20,000/year
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Preventive and basic treatment services |
Ontario Disability Support Program (Dental Special Care Plan) |
Dependent children and youth (<18 years of age) who live with a disabled parent |
Basic diagnostic, preventive, restorative, endodontic, periodontal, prosthodontic, oral surgery services
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Assistance for Severely Disabled Children (ASDC) |
Children and youth (<18 years of age) living at home in a low-income family
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Basic diagnostic, preventive, restorative, endodontic, periodontal, prosthodontic, oral surgery services |
Children in Need of Treatment (CINOT) |
Children and youth (<18 years of age) requiring emergency or essential dental care
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– Includes diagnostic, preventive, restorative, prosthodontic, endodontic, oral surgery, and pays for adjunct services such as general anaesthesia and conscious sedation
– Intended for one-time coverage; no ongoing care
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Quebec |
Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec: Children’s Dental Care Program |
All children <10 years of age |
Basic diagnostic, restorative and oral surgery
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Children from low-income families |
Basic diagnostic, restorative and oral surgery
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New Brunswick |
Dental care for low-income families |
Children <18 years of age from low-income families |
Examination, basic diagnostic, extractions and some preventive treatment
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Nova Scotia |
MSI Children’s Oral Health Program |
Children <10 years of age
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Diagnostic (dental exam), preventive (one sealant application) and treatment services (fillings, flouride application in some cases)
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Mentally Challenged Program |
Children with disability (no age limit)
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Diagnostic, preventive, and treatment services
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Prince Edward Island |
Children’s Dental Care Program (Treatment Services) |
– Children three – 17 years of age
– Annual registration fee of $15/child to a maximum of $35/family (waived for low-income families)
– Parent pays 20% of treatment cost, unless annual income <$30,00/year
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Diagnostic and basic treatment services |
Children’s Dental Care Program (Prevention) |
All school-aged children three – 17 years of age |
Oral health education, screening, scaling, topical fluoride, sealants |
Pediatric Specialist Services Dental Program |
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Diagnostic, treatment and some preventive services |
Preventive orthodontic clinic |
Directed at children in low-income families |
Minor preventive orthodontic services |
Early Childhood Dental Initiative |
15- and 18-month-old babies at Public Health immunization clinics |
Screening, risk assessment by dental hygienists |
Newfoundland |
Children’s Dental Health Program |
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Children’s component: diagnostic, preventive periodontal, restorative services (ie, exams, cleanings, fillings, fluoride application, extractions, sealants) |
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Social assistance component: exams, fillings, extractions and emergency treatment |
Nunavut and the Northwest Territories |
Non-Insured Health Benefits Program |
Registered First Nations and Inuit |
Emergency, diagnostic, restorative, endodontic, periodontal, prosthodontic, oral surgery, orthodontic services |
Yukon Territory |
Children’s Dental Health Program (Yukon Health and Social Services) |
Two programs:
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– Preventive, restorative, periodontal, and oral surgery services
– Emergency (accidental) not covered in school-age children’s plan
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