The Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program is available across the province for eligible seniors. This program provides eligible seniors with free routine dental care in Public Health Units, Community Health Centres, and Aboriginal Health Access Centres.
The income eligibility range for the Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program has increased, beginning August 1, 2021. OSDCP applications submitted after July 1, 2021, will be reviewed under the new income ranges as follows:
Seniors will need to qualify for this program. Ontario residents are eligible for the OSDCP if they:
or less for a single person or a combined annual net income of $37,100 or less for a couple
(e.g., does not have dental benefits through private insurance or other government programs such as Ontario Disability Support Program or Non-Insured Health Benefits Program)
Dental services covered under this program will include the following:
Prosthodontic services, including dentures, will be partially covered under the OSDCP. Please contact us at 519-258-2146, ext. 1199 for more information.
A senior’s income will be verified using their Social Insurance Number (SIN) that they will provide when they apply to the program. A SIN will be used to verify a senior’s annual new income from their tax return.
You can apply to the program online [1] or by mail.
If you and your spouse or common-law partner are applying to the program, you must submit two separate applications. Seniors can call the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit at 519-258-2146, ext. 1199 to get a paper copy mailed to them.
Before you begin the online application, you will need:
If you do not have a SIN or did not file taxes in the previous year, please complete the Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program application through guarantor form [2]. A complete list of guarantors can be found here [3].
A provincial processing centre will handle all of the completed application forms and will verify the applicant’s income. Eligible seniors will receive a welcome package and a dental card confirming their enrolment in the program. Once the dental card is received, residents in Windsor and Essex County can call the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, Oral Health Department at 519-258-2146, ext. 1199 to make an appointment. The Oral Health Clinic at the Windsor office will be open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Oral Health Clinic at the Leamington office will be open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday.
Should you have questions, please contact the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, Oral Health Department at 519-258-2146, ext. 1199.
Links
[1] https://seniors.accerta.ca/
[2] http://www.forms.ssb.gov.on.ca/mbs/ssb/forms/ssbforms.nsf/FormDetail?OpenForm&ACT=RDR&TAB=PROFILE&SRCH=&ENV=WWE&TIT=ontario+seniors+dental+care+program&NO=014-5126-20E
[3] https://www.ontario.ca/page/dental-care-low-income-seniors
[4] https://www.wechu.org/tags/dental-health
[5] https://www.wechu.org/tags/current-topics
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