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Below is a list of media releases sent out by the staff and programs at the Haldimand-Norfolk Unit.
Simcoe, ON April 4th, 2018 The Ontario Association of Public Health Dentistry (OAPHD), along with public health units across Ontario, has launched an awareness campaign for Oral Health Month. The “Brush Up on the Facts: Keep Kids’ Teeth Healthy” campaign is geared to parents and focuses on the impact dental health has on kids’ healthy growth and development […]
SIMCOE, April 26th, 2017 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (HNHU) helps families access free preventive, routine and emergency dental care through the Healthy Smiles Ontario (HSO) program. The HSO program helps cover dental costs for eligible children 17 years and younger. Many families report cost as a barrier to accessing dental care for their children. […]
SIMCOE, MAY 31, 2012 – Early childhood dental decay rates are rising, but the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is optimistic that its recently opened free preventive dental clinic will help reverse that trend. The new clinic, located in the Health Unit’s office at 12 Gilbertson Drive in Simcoe, provides a variety of preventive dental services to […]
Government Launches No Cost Dental Care for Eligible Children SIMCOE, OCTOBER 1, 2010 – A new no-cost dental program is now available in Haldimand and Norfolk, which will help ensure that eligible kids can establish and maintain good oral health. Accessing dental care for children can be a challenge for some Ontario families, particularly for […]
SIMCOE, ON, SEPT. 10, 2009 – With the new school year underway, the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit will be back in elementary schools screening students’ teeth and making people aware of a free, emergency dental care program available to children of low-income families. “For many years the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit’s “Children In Need of Treatment” (CINOT) […]