A Registered Dental Hygienist from the Health Unit will be providing a No-Touch dental check of your child’s teeth on March 7 and 8, 2023. A Report Card with results from this check will be sent home with your child.
Why are we checking teeth?
Teeth are important! We can help eligible children 17 and under get FREE dental treatment
Who will be checked?
All students in JK/SK, Grade 2, and Grade 4 will be provided with a check.
Students found to have urgent dental treatment needs may be checked again at a later date.
Call the Health Unit at 1-866-888-4577 ext. 1247 if you have any other children you would like to receive a dental check.
Important Information
Changes to your child’s dental health can happen between dental visits, so we would like to see all children in the grades above, even if they visit a dentist regularly
This check does not replace your child’s regular visit to the dentist.
If you would like your child excluded from this dental check, please contact the Oral Health Team at 1-866-888-4577 ext. 1247 as soon as you receive this notice or at least 2 business days before the date of the dental check, and leave a message with your child’s name, date of birth, school and grade. Please do not send a note to the school.
For more information, please call toll-free at 1-866-888-4577 ext. 1247.