Early Childhood Dental Program

Description:

This program is delivered by health authority public health staff and includes education, prevention activities, dental assessments, and family support. The program also involves surveying of kindergarten children in order to track dental public health data on B.C. children (Kindergarten Screening Program). Vancouver Coastal Health is the only health authority that has a dental clinic to provide treatment to children (see individual HA web links).

Region of Administration:

Provincial

Government / Department:

Ministry of Health

Eligibility:

Kindergarten children.

Coverage:

Providers:

Public health providers

Therapeutic Responsibility:

Public health providers

Compensation:

Salary

How it Works:

http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/women-and-children/children-and-youth/early-childhood.html

Vancouver Coastal Health Authority:

http://www.vch.ca/public-health/health-topics-a-z/topics/dental-health/dental-health-services-for-children

Fraser Health Authority:

http://www.fraserhealth.ca/find_us/services/our_services?&program_id=8481

Interior Health Authority:
https://www.interiorhealth.ca/FindUs/_layouts/FindUs/info.aspx?type=Service&loc=&svc=Dental%20Health%20Services&ploc

Northern Health Authority:

http://www.northernhealth.ca/YourHealth/PublicHealth/DentalHealth.aspx

Island Health Authority - Smiles First:

http://www.viha.ca/prevention_services/initiatives/smiles_first.htm

Provincial Health Services Authority: provide children and adolescents with special care needs, medical co-morbidity or those with craniofacial anomalies access to comprehensive and specialized pediatric dental services at BC Children’s Hospital: http://www.bcchildrens.ca/Services/SurgeryAndSurgSuites/Dentistry/BCChildrensDentistry.htm