Healthy Smiles Ontario (free dental care for children 17 and under)
Healthy Smiles Ontario (free dental care for children 17 and under) is a free service run by the Ministry of Health. You likely qualify if: Children and youth 17 and under; Living in Ontario; Low family income (limits on their page) (checked on the official page on October 2, 2026).
You likely qualify if: Children and youth 17 and under; Living in Ontario; Low family income (limits on their page); OW, ODSP and some other supports: you qualify.
Apply any time. The ontario.ca program page shows a last update of October 21, 2021, so confirm the current income limits with Toronto Public Health at 416-338-7600
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Free preventive, routine and emergency dental care for children and youth from low-income Ontario families, including check-ups, cleaning, fillings, x-rays, scaling and extractions (braces and whitening are not covered).
Who qualifies
Children and youth 17 and under in Ontario households with family net income at or below $24,347 for 1 child, $26,189 for 2 or $28,032 for 3 (higher limits for bigger families); children whose families get Ontario Works, ODSP, Temporary Care Assistance or Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities qualify automatically.
You likely qualify if:
- Children and youth 17 and under
- Living in Ontario
- Low family income (limits on their page)
- OW, ODSP and some other supports: you qualify
How to apply
- Apply on their application form.
- Questions? 416-338-7600
- Come back here and tell us if it worked.
Where else they are
Their website is ontario.ca/page/get-dental-care.
Good to know
- CostFree
- LanguagesEnglish, French
- Their stepsIn Toronto, call Toronto Public Health at 416-338-7600: they check if your child qualifies and help you enrol. Or apply yourself with the online application on the ontario.ca Get dental care page (your spouse or partner takes part too), or print the form and mail it to Healthy Smiles Ontario, 33 King Street West, PO Box 645, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8X1. If your family gets Ontario Works, ODSP, Temporary Care Assistance or Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities, your children already qualify. Find a Toronto Public Health dental clinic on the City's Dental Clinics page.
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What to bring
- An application online, by mail, or with TPH help
Dates
Apply any time. The ontario.ca program page shows a last update of October 21, 2021, so confirm the current income limits with Toronto Public Health at 416-338-7600
Something wrong? Tell us
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