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Children can qualify from pre-school age, and can continue to qualify until the last day of Grade 8 or his/her 14th birthday, whichever is the latter.
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You always send your child onto the ice to play hockey with a helmet and appropriate protective pads, so why not a mouthguard? The most common dental injuries happen in sports- more than 200,000 injuries to the mouth and jaw each year!
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Sealants are a safe and painless way to protect your child’s back teeth from decay. Sealants have been used on children’s teeth for more than ten years. A thin plastic coating is sealed to the chewing surfaces of the permanent molars. This plastic forms a hard protective shield that keeps the food and bacteria that causes cavities from getting into the tiny grooves in the the teeth.
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The Windsor Essex Health Unit provides this service under the direction of the Ministry of Health Promotion. All Windsor and Essex County elementary schools are screened throughout the school year. Statistical data is collected and forwarded to the Ministry annually. This information allows the Health Unit to assess the dental needs of the community. For example, a school that has a high number of children with dental decay will receive dental education services.
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Poor dental health such as cavities and gum disease may be related to any of the following physical and emotional illnesses:
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As part of the CINOT Program your child is eligible for a dental cleaning and fluoride treatment on an annual basis.
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