Dental public clinics: Challenges and Successes

Challenges and Successes

POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH DENTAL CLINIC

History

Began as Pilot project 1995

Became a Program in 1998

5 High Risk schools identified: Bishop Roborecki, Confederation Park, St Gerard, Lester B. Pearson, and St. Mark

Program expanded to include all high risk schools

A permanent clinic was needed and the PPH Dental clinic was born!

Dental Clinic Policy

The Population and Public Health Dental Clinic only sees children

who are experiencing poor oral health, and who have limited or

no dental coverage. Paying for dental treatment must be a

hardship for the family.

The Population and Public Health Dental Clinic has a long waiting

list. In order to see as many children as possible and restore their

oral health, Population and Public Health has a policy that allows

children to have a one-time full treatment plan completed. This

may be 5 – 8 appointments.

We will teach your family about good oral health care and

nutrition, so that your child’s teeth stay healthy and future dental

disease is prevented.

When your child’s full treatment is complete, your child will be

discharged from the clinic. Our staff will help you to link with a

dentist/dental services in the community.

It will be your responsibility to connect with a new dental provider.

Our Challenges

Language barriers

Behavior Management

Nutritional Education

Severity of treatment

Follow up care of our treatment recommendations

Our Challenges •Language Barriers

Our Challenges

•Behavior Management

Our Challenges

•Nutritional Education

Our Challenges

•Severity of Treatment

COMPLETED TREATMENT

Our Challenges

•Follow up care of our treatment recommendations

Our Successes

Our Stories

Appreciation