Applications may be submitted at any time during the benefit year. To apply for the Core Services Stream, applicants (parent/guardian/youth applying on their own behalf) must complete and submit an application to the Ministry of Health. 

• Health Smiles Ontario Online Application: for parents/guardians to complete on behalf of their child(ren).

Healthy Smiles Ontario includes the Emergency and Essential Services Stream (EESS) to address emergency and/or essential dental needs. Children and youth from low-income families.

Families, and/or youth applying on their own behalf, can apply for EESS either through a public health unit or at a dental provider’s office.

• Healthy Smiles Ontario Emergency and Essential Services Stream (HSO-EESS) Application Form: This form is to be used by fee-for-service dental providers to enroll clients into the Emergency and Essential Services Stream of Healthy Smiles Ontario.

The preventive services stream involves the delivery of preventive oral health services only. This stream will be delivered almost exclusively by local public health units.

For more information, contact our Oral Health Department at 1-866-888-4577 x 1247 or email oralhealth@hkpr.on.ca. 

Use this IPAC Checklist for Dental Practice for support in examining, evaluating and comparing your current IPAC practices using provincial recommendations.

• IPAC Checklist for Dental Practice: Core Elements: This checklist contains information on core elements in dental practice settings.

Use this IPAC Checklist for Dental Practice for support in examining, evaluating and comparing your current IPAC practices as it relates to the reprocessing of dental/medical equipment/devices using provincial recommendations.

• IPAC Checklist: Reprocessing of Dental/Medical Equipment/Devices: This checklist contains information on reprocessing in dental practice settings.