Dental Clinic for Eligible Adults

The Health Unit Adult Program (HUAP) allows eligible adults access to our dental clinic for urgent dental care.

To be eligible for the Health Unit Adult Program, you must

• Meet the current urgent care clinical criteria:
  • Pain AND
  • Can’t sleep OR
  • Can’t eat OR
    
  • Swelling OR
    
  • Taking medication for pain OR
    
  • Tooth is throbbing OR
    
  • Currently taking antibiotics for a dental infection OR
  • Have gone to ER for dental pain

• Meet the current program criteria:
  • Are between the ages of 18 and 64 years, living in the North Bay or Parry Sound District
  • Recipient of Ontario Works (OW), Ontario Disability Support Pension (ODSP), or Non-insured Health Benefits (NIHB) for First Nations people

OR

• Recipient of specified after-tax income based on household size (see chart below)

AND

• Do not have private dental benefits

AND

• Your household would suffer financial hardship if you had to pay for the required dental treatment

Attestation

Before you see the dentist, you will need to sign an attestation confirming that:

• You meet the clinical criteria of the HUAP
• You meet the program eligibility requirements of the HUAP

Procedures and Payment

• If eligible, the HUAP entitles you to services for the purpose of managing your urgent dental care needs.
• The dentist will assess and provide you with treatment options.
• Only certain dental procedures are covered under the HUAP, which will be explained to you by the dentist before any procedure is started. You will have a choice of how to proceed.

For more information, call the Health Unit Dental Clinic at 705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808 ext.5227