OPH Dental Screening

OPH Dental Screening
Posted on 02/06/2023
Dear Parents/Guardians:
Ottawa Public Health’s registered dental hygienists (RDH) will provide a dental screening on
Wednesday, February 22 nd , 2023* for all students in grade 7 and other children as necessary. If
your child’s grade is not selected, but you wish for the dental hygienist to see him/her, please
advise the school.
The dental screening is a no-touch technique: the RDH has no direct contact with your child. She
will use a disposable tongue depressor to look at your child’s mouth. This short visual assessment
helps identify the need for dental care (infection, tooth decay, broken teeth or more). To comply
with Public Health Ontario’s Best Practices, appropriate measures will be in place to limit the
spread of COVID-19 including performing hand hygiene, wearing personal protective equipment,
and maintaining physical distancing as much as possible. Afterwards, your child will be given a
report to take home which will explain the results of the dental screening. A follow-up dental
screening by a registered dental hygienist for individual students or previously screened
students may be done. Some families may be eligible for free dental care. THE
SCREENING DOES NOT REPLACE REGULAR DENTAL VISITS WITH YOUR FAMILY
DENTIST.
* Some date(s) may be subject to change
This dental screening is offered in accordance with the Ontario Public Health Standards from the
Ontario Ministry of Health. Personal health information collected during the screening will be used
for the purposes of delivering, administering, and managing screening services and for statistical
purposes provided under Sections 5 and 7 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act (as
amended) and the Ontario Public Health Standards (2018). Information may be used and shared
among Ottawa Public Health authorized employees only in the provision of dental services.
Questions concerning the dental screening, how to exclude your child from the dental screening
for this school year, the collection and use of this information should be directed to the Supervisor
of Dental Health Promotion, Ottawa Public Health, 400-1580 Merivale Rd., Ottawa, ON, tel.: 613-
580-2424, ext 26376.
Ottawa Public Health’s Dental Health TeamDental screening 2023.pdf
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