The Northwestern Health Unit is rolling out a program this fall to improve the oral health of kids in the Kenora and Rainy River Districts.
Medical Officer of Health Doctor Jim Arthurs says the Healthy Smiles program is a no-cost dental program for young children in low-income households.
"It's a low-cost or no-cost dental program with the eligibility for young children who have no access to dental care by insurance," says Arthurs, "and whose family has under $20-thousand in adjusted net family income."
The Health Unit is receiving provincial funding to carry out the program and operate a mobile dental clinic in communities where no dentists exist.
