News Release                              For Immediate Release

                                                                                                                         April 30, 2009

Dental Screening Available at High Schools

The Grey Bruce Health Unit is expanding free dental services to children in families unable to cover the cost of treatment.

The Children in Need of Treatment (CINOT) program previously offered dental treatment to families with children up to age 14. The Ministry of Health Promotion is expanding the program to include children up to age 17. 

Public Health dental hygienists visit every elementary school in Grey Bruce and screen students in every other grade. High school students are now also able to see a hygienist by making appointments to receive oral screening and assessment.

For children not attending high school, parents can call Public Health for screening and referral services.

To access the CINOT program, Public Health dental staff must examine the child and identify dental disease. For families that qualify, Public Health will cover the cost of the required dental treatment.

Currently, the mandate of Public Health can only provide dental health services for children from 0-17 years old.

For more information about dental programs, call Public Health at 519-376-9420 or

1-800-263-3456 or visit our website at www.publichealthgreybruce.on.ca.

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For more information:

Carrie Griffith

Manager, Dental Program

Grey Bruce Health Unit

519-376-9420 or 1-800-263-3456 ext. 1417