Dental Help
No one should have to suffer a toothache! If you’re 17 years of age or younger, and your family doesn’t have dental insurance or can’t afford a visit to the dentist, you may be eligible for free dental care. Services such as check-ups, cleanings, fillings, and treatment are available in both Huron and Perth Counties.
Emergency program that can assist families and individuals living with low incomes in Huron County.
Assistance may include but not be limited to: Emergency heat, water, sewage, rental arrears, dental. Eyeglasses, baby supplies, limited assistance with cost of prosthetic Items, other health care items. Limited financial assistance may be available in other exceptional circumstances.
COVID19 Food safety courses on hold. Programs and services have been modified. Please call for more information.
Food safety and inspection, complaint investigation and food handling training
COVID on hold
Healthy Smiles Ontario is a government-funded dental program that provides free preventive, routine, and emergency dental services for eligible children and youth 17 years old and under from low-income households. Children and youth with existing dental insurance coverage are not automatically excluded from the program. Offers preventive dental services such as check-ups, cleaning, filling, x-rays, scaling, emergency dental care, dental sealants, and fluoride varnish to children and youth in Perth County who are identified through dental screening. Services are free for children and youth from families who cannot afford the cost of dental care. These services are available by appointment in Stratford, Milverton and Listowel. If you have a dentist, contact their office to find out if they participate in Healthy Smiles Ontario. If you do not have a dentist, contact the Health Unit for help. For information and eligibility go HERE
Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program (OSDCP) available. For information and eligibility go HERE
Free, confidential telephone service that provides health information for parents, students, school staff, health care professionals and the general public
A public health nurse is available to answer questions about: healthy eating, breastfeeding support, immunization, infectious diseases, parenting, pregnancy, quitting smoking, water and food safety, sexual health, and other information.
Health Line also helps to connect you with other Huron Perth Pubic Health programs and services, and community organizations.
COVID on hold
Healthy Smiles Ontario is a government-funded dental program that provides free preventive, routine, and emergency dental services for eligible children and youth 17 years old and under from low-income households. Children and youth with existing dental insurance coverage are not automatically excluded from the program. Offers preventive dental services such as check-ups, cleaning, filling, x-rays, scaling, emergency dental care, dental sealants, and fluoride varnish to children and youth in Huron County who are identified through dental screening. Services are free for children and youth from families who cannot afford the cost of dental care. These services are available by appointment at Wingham Hospital and Clinton Health Unit dental clinics. If you have a dentist, contact their office to find out if they participate in Healthy Smiles Ontario. If you do not have a dentist, contact the Health Unit for help. For information and eligibility go HERE
Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program (OSDCP) available. For information and eligibility go HERE
Vaccination appointments 1-833-753-2098
COVID19 Vaccination Clinics – available in several locations in Huron and Perth. Online booking through Provincial Vaccine Booking System for first, second or booster doses HERE or by calling 1-833-943-3900(open 7 days a week, 8 am-8 pm). Vaccination information available on HPPH website HERE.
The Province has a Testing and Isolation Information Line that can be used for information regarding testing and access, confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases, self-isolation, or exposure to COVID-19 1-888-777-0730.
Huron Perth Public Health works in partnership with the community to foster conditions in which people can be healthy and promote health, protect health, and prevent disease by providing community health services and programs for Huron and Perth County.
Services include:
- prenatal classes
- stop smoking help
- sexual health clinics
- immunization
- communicable disease investigations and outbreak control
- food safety inspections
- rabies investigations
- safe drinking water measures
Please note that to focus efforts on protecting the health of the community in response to COVID-19, some services and programs have been modified. Visit website HERE for more information.