Video -The Gap in Healthcare in Ontario

This video introduces the problem of access to oral health care in our province in less than 4 minutes. Use this short but effective Whiteboard video as an advocacy tool to help influence community partners and local policy makers to take action to improve access to oral health care in Ontario. https://youtu.be/SeuDyFvwuvU 

If you need to download a copy of the video follow this link.  You just need to click on the 'Download' button on the top left corner of the screen when the video begins to play, the file size is 250MB.

Lack of Access to Dental Care - UPDATED

Did you know that every 9 minutes someone goes to an Emergency Room in Ontario because of dental pain & every 3 minutes someone goes to a doctor’s office in Ontario because of dental problems??

Find out more about the lack of access to dental care in Ontario with this updated information sheet with dental related emergency room and doctor visit statistics. 

Ontario Oral Health Alliance 2018 Election Ask

OOHA advocated its proposal for a dental program for low income adults and seniors to all three political parties prior to the June 2018 Provincial Election. As a result, all parties made dental care promises. Read a summary of the problem and OOHA’s Proposal here.

 

FACT SHEET on Oral Health and Seniors 

What is the Problem? 

Medicare pays to treat infection in every other part of the body except for the mouth. 

Many people experience barriers accessing primary oral health care, including cost, transportation, fear of seeing a dentist, and the belief that oral health is not that important. 

Since it is not covered by Medicare and is very expensive.......

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