SOHC Inc. April 2022 Newsletter

This report highlights the importance of oral health and analyzes the state of oral health in Ottawa, compared to other regions. It also takes a deeper look at who has dental insurance in Ottawa and who doesn’t and provides recommendations for how oral health outcomes can be improved in the region. It outlines community organizations, public health efforts and initiatives underway in Ottawa that are providing critical oral health programs.

This report highlights the importance of oral health and analyzes the state of oral health in Waterloo Region compared to other regions. It also takes a deeper look at who has dental insurance in Waterloo Region and who doesn’t, and provides recommendations for how oral health outcomes can be improved in the region. It outlines community organizations, public health efforts, and initiatives underway in Waterloo Region that are providing critical oral health programs.

This report highlights the importance of oral health and analyzes the state of oral health in the City of Toronto, compared to other regions. It also takes a deeper look at who has dental insurance in Toronto and who doesn’t and provides recommendations for how oral health outcomes can be improved in the region. It outlines community organizations, public health efforts and initiatives underway in Toronto that are providing critical oral health programs.

March 22,  2022- the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced an agreement reached by the Liberal Party of Canada and the New Democratic Party in Parliament, Delivering for Canadians Now, A Supply and Confidence Agreement.

This agreement includes the way to A better healthcare system by:

Launching a new dental care program for low-income Canadians. Would start with under 12-year-olds in 2022, then expand to under 18-year-olds, seniors and persons living with a disability in 2023, then full implementation by 2025. Program would be restricted to families with an income of less than $90,000 annually, with no co-pays for anyone under $70,000 annually in income.

Read the full news release here.

Racism is a public health and dental public health crisis. The aim of this white paper is to help address a need within the dental public health community for deeper understanding of structural racism as a source of oral health inequities. Beyond raising awareness and better understanding racism’s role in oral health inequities, it is critically important to identify actions that the dental public health community can take to reduce and eliminate racism.