Dental care for Ontario seniors
Program waitlist
Due to overwhelming demand, there’s currently a waitlist to receive routine dental care services in Peel. To add your name to the waitlist for the next available appointment, call Peel Public Health at 905-799-7700.
The Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program provides low-income seniors access to essential dental care they may not otherwise be able to afford. Learn what services are covered.
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Eligibility
Ontario residents are eligible for the program if they:
- Are 65 years or older.
- Are a resident of Ontario.
- Have an annual net income of $25,000 or less for a single person or a combined annual net income of $41,500 or less for a couple.
- Have no access to any other form of dental benefits, apart from the Canadian Dental Care Plan, like private insurance or other government program.
What you need
- Your date of birth.
- Valid Ontario address.
- Social Insurance Number or Temporary Taxation Number.
- To have filed your taxes last year.
If you do not have a Social Insurance Number or did not file taxes last year a guarantor must help you apply by mail. Learn more about applying with a guarantor.
How to apply
Complete the application form including the signed consent.
If you choose to complete the online application form, you will need to print and sign the consent form and mail it to Ontario Seniors Dental Program within 30 days.
Application form options:
- Online application form (and mail-in consent form)
- Download and print application form
- Pick up the form at one of the listed locations.
Pick up locations:
- 7120 Hurontario St, Mississauga (Access Peel)
- 10 Peel Centre Dr, Brampton (Access Peel)
- 9 Wellington St. E., Brampton (Peel Art Gallery Museum + Archives, Reception Desk)
- 325 Central Parkway W, Unit 21, Mississauga (Fairview Clinic)
Mail in completed forms to:
Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program
Station P, P.O. Box 159
Toronto, ON M5S 2S7
Couples applying to the program
You need to apply for the program as an individual. A couple must complete 2 separate application forms if you both want to apply.
Who to contact
Learn more about Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program or call 416-916-0204 (toll-free 1-833-207-4435, TTY 1-800-855-0511).
Contact Peel Public Health at 905-799-7700 for assistance in completing the application form.
Receiving dental care once approved
Once your application has been approved, you will be mailed a welcome package and a dental card.
In Peel, the Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program services are provided by 2 Community Health Centres across 3 dental clinics locations in Brampton, Mississauga, and Malton. Your valid dental card must be presented at the time of appointment.
Due to overwhelming demand, there is currently a waitlist to receive routine OSDCP services in Peel. To add your name to the waitlist for the next available appointment, please call Peel Public Health at 905-799-7700.