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<h3 style="text-align: center;">1 in 3 Canadians</h3>
<p style="text-align: center;">lack coverage for dental care, while Canadians in low-income brackets are 4x more likely to avoid seeing a dentist because of cost, and 2x more likely to have poor outcomes.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center; line-height: 1;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>From research that identifies key treatments and future impacts, to frontline clinics that service those without access, we&rsquo;re actively building a better and healthier future for all.</strong></span></h3>
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The Green Door Project is about filling the gaps in care today, 

Our first priority is to help more Canadians get access to dental care. That means funding frontline clinics and providing dental services to people in need through our partner clinics.

Good change requires good information. That’s why we’re funding research aimed at uncovering the impacts of access to dental care on individuals, families, and the health care system.

With evidence in tow, we’ll be hitting the road to forge partnerships, and start conversations about how to fill the gap in dental care - for good. It’s a big job, and we can’t do it alone. Join us!  

Green Shield Canada’s partnership with the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Dentistry hopes to transform dental public health research and policy development in Canada. This philanthropic gift of $6.15 million represents the largest single donation to dental public health in Canadian history.

The gift will fund the creation of a two-chair dental clinic that will be housed within the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Dentistry, located in the heart of Canada’s most densely populated urban centre. The Faculty’s research program will simultaneously conduct the largest dental public health research program in Canadian history while delivering care to potentially thousands of patients in the clinic, to be known as the Green Shield Canada Clinic in honour of its generous donors.

The University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry

Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) and Green Shield Canada are partnering on an innovative dental public health program that will offer access to dental care through several dental clinics and mobile dental buses throughout the region, all at no cost to eligible patients.

NWHU is the most westerly of Ontario’s 34 public health units, serving the Kenora (part) and Rainy River districts, stretching across 171,288 square kilometers or approximately one-fifth of the Province of Ontario. It includes 19 municipalities and 39 First Nation communities. The Dental Health program at the Northwestern Health Unit provides dental screening, preventive services, and treatment to prevent and reduce dental cavities (decay). Their aim is to improve the oral health of children, youth, eligible adults and seniors in our communities. 

Northwestern Health Unit

The Niagara Falls Community Health Centre (NFCHC) is non-profit, community governed, multi-service health centre that provides primary health care, health promotion, and community development services all under one roof at no cost. NFCHC responds to the health needs of individual patients and their families, as well as to the health concerns of the community. They are committed to providing accessible services, the empowerment of individuals and communities, service integration, illness prevention and comprehensive client care.

The NFCHC has partnered with the Green Door Project to provide no-cost, emergency dental care (this may include an ongoing or immediate emergency) for individuals 18-64 years of age, without coverage for dental care through either private health insurance or any form of social assistance.

Niagara Falls Community Health Centre

Stay tuned as the Green Door Project continues to forge partnerships with community health providers and academic institutions across Canada. We’re only just getting started! 

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