August 2024

Healthy Smiles Ontario Emergency and Essential Services Stream Update

Effective August 1, 2024, adjustments have been made to the Emergency and Essential Services Stream of the Healthy Smiles Ontario program.

Changes include the following:

• Emergency and Essential Services Stream eligibility coverage period has been changed to six months (previously 12 months)
• Each child/youth can enroll in Emergency and Essential Services Stream a maximum of three times in their lifetime (previously unlimited)

These updates were made in consultation with key stakeholders, including:

• Public Health Ontario
• Ontario Dental Association

Patients that do not require emergency dental care, and meet eligibility criteria, can enroll in the Healthy Smiles Ontario Core stream. Please update your records and inform eligible patients about these revisions.

For more information, please contact ServiceOntario by:

• phone: 1-844-296-6306
• email: healthysmiles@ontario.ca