Looking for Help with Dental Care Access?
NEW: GREEN DOOR PROJECT - Click here to learn more about this new emergency dental program for Niagara adults age 18-64 who meet the income eligibility requirements.
NEW: ONTARIO SENIORS DENTAL CARE PROGRAM - Learn how to access this program across Niagara region
DENTAL HEALTH CARE RESOURCE LISTING - UPDATED AS OF NOVEMBER 2021
Learn more about publicly-funded, lower cost, and charitable dental programs and services available to Niagara residents - Click here to access our Dental Health Resource Listing.
Our Advocacy Work:
DENTAL HEALTH CARE BARRIERS SURVEY REPORT
In 2017, 1,334 Niagara residents aged 18 and over completed our dental health survey looking at problems accessing dental care in Niagara region. Nearly 70% of survey respondents said they could not afford dental care services. Click here to access our full report, findings, and recommendations and here for an infographic summary.
OPINION EDITORIAL FROM THE NIAGARA DENTAL HEALTH COALITION - Let's Talk About Access to Dental Care during the Ontario Election
MUNICIPAL RESOLUTIONS
18 municipalities and regions across Ontario have endorsed a resolution calling on the provincial government to expand access to dental care for adults and seniors on low incomes. Nine of these have been supported in Niagara, including Port Colborne, Wainfleet, Fort Erie, Welland, Pelham, Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, Thorold, and Niagara Region.
VIDEO - THE GAP IN ONTARIO HEALTH CARE
The Ontario Oral Health Alliance (OOHA) has produced a short video looking at the gap in Ontario health care - the lack of affordable dental care. Click here to view the video.
NEW: GREEN DOOR PROJECT - Click here to learn more about this new emergency dental program for Niagara adults age 18-64 who meet the income eligibility requirements.
NEW: ONTARIO SENIORS DENTAL CARE PROGRAM - Learn how to access this program across Niagara region
DENTAL HEALTH CARE RESOURCE LISTING - UPDATED AS OF NOVEMBER 2021
Learn more about publicly-funded, lower cost, and charitable dental programs and services available to Niagara residents - Click here to access our Dental Health Resource Listing.
Our Advocacy Work:
DENTAL HEALTH CARE BARRIERS SURVEY REPORT
In 2017, 1,334 Niagara residents aged 18 and over completed our dental health survey looking at problems accessing dental care in Niagara region. Nearly 70% of survey respondents said they could not afford dental care services. Click here to access our full report, findings, and recommendations and here for an infographic summary.
OPINION EDITORIAL FROM THE NIAGARA DENTAL HEALTH COALITION - Let's Talk About Access to Dental Care during the Ontario Election
MUNICIPAL RESOLUTIONS
18 municipalities and regions across Ontario have endorsed a resolution calling on the provincial government to expand access to dental care for adults and seniors on low incomes. Nine of these have been supported in Niagara, including Port Colborne, Wainfleet, Fort Erie, Welland, Pelham, Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, Thorold, and Niagara Region.
VIDEO - THE GAP IN ONTARIO HEALTH CARE
The Ontario Oral Health Alliance (OOHA) has produced a short video looking at the gap in Ontario health care - the lack of affordable dental care. Click here to view the video.
