School Visits
Our dental team visits elementary schools in Brantford and Brant County every year to check up on students’ oral health in accordance with the Oral Health Protocol, 2018 and the Health Protection and Promotion Act, Regulation 570. Prior to the screenings, letters are sent home to the parents/guardians of those students in the grades being screened – depending on the school, this could include JK, SK, Grade 2, Grade 4 and Grade 7.
What?
- The screening is a quick look in your child’s mouth by a Registered Dental Hygienist using a dental mirror.
- A different sterilized mirror is used for each child. The hygienist will be wearing masks and practicing appropriate hand hygiene between each child.
- Our school screenings do not replace any needed visits with your family dentist - If you have a current concern about your child’s mouth please follow up with a dentist, do not wait for the school screening visit.
Why?
- The screening is to let you and your child know if there is any concern that may indicate a dental problem that could require a follow up visit to the dentist.
- Public health will help to cover the cost of the dental visits if needed.
- These school screening visits allow public health to collect data on the dental health of each school.
What happens next?
- Every child screened will receive a “report card” from the dental hygienist to communicate the findings.
- If the screening identifies a concern that could indicate a dental problem, the report card will outline the appropriate next steps.
It is very important that your child be part of the school dental screening program, however, if you do not wish for your child to take part in a scheduled dental screening clinic at your child’s school, there is a process for opting out -
please click here to access the opt-out form.
If your child is home-schooled but you would still like to access the dental screening, this can be scheduled at the Brant County Health Unit.
Please contact the Brant County Health Unit Dental Program at
519-753-4937 ext. 450 or
dental@bchu.org with any questions or concerns.
October 2022
|
Date
| School
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Wednesday, October 19
| Centennial-Grand Woodlands Public School
|
Thursday, October 20
| Graham Bell-Victoria Public School |
Friday, October 21
| Graham Bell-Victoria Public School
|
Monday, October 24
| Oakland-Scotland Public School |
Tuesday, October 25
| Saint Theresa School
|
Wednesday, October 26
| Mt. Pleasant School
|
Thursday, October 27
| Branlyn Community School
|
Thursday, October 27
| Blessed Sacrament School
|
Friday, October 28
| Branlyn Community School
|
Friday, October 28
| Onondaga Brant School
|
November 2022
|
Date
| School
|
Tuesday, November 1
| Madonna Della Libera School
|
Tuesday, November 1
| Glen Morris Public School
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Wednesday, November 2
| Madonna Della Libera School
|
Thursday, November 3
| Grandview Public School
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Thursday, November 3
| St. Leo School
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Friday, November 4
| St. Patrick School
|
Tuesday, November 8
| Woodman-Cainsville School |
Tuesday, November 8
| Brier Park Public School |
Wednesday, November 9
| Woodman-Cainsville School
|
Wednesday, November 9
| Sacred Heart School
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Thursday, November 10
| Echo Place School
|
Thursday, November 10
| Sacred Heart School
|
Monday, November 14
| Major Ballachey School
|
Tuesday, November 15
| Agnes Hodge Public School
|
Tuesday, November 15
| Major Ballachey School |
Wednesday, November 16
| Agnes Hodge Public School
|
Thursday, November 17
| Cobblestone Elementary School
|
Thursday, November 17
| North Ward School
|
Friday, November 18
| Cobblestone Elementary School
|
Friday, November 18
| North Ward School
|
Monday, November 21
| Holy Family School
|
Tuesday, November 22
| Princess Elizabeth Public School
|
Tuesday, November 22 | Resurrection School
|
Wednesday, November 23
| Bellview Public School
|
Thursday, November 24
| Bellview Public School
|
Thursday, November 24
| Prince Charles Elementary School |
Friday, November 25
| James Hillier Public School
|
Friday, November 25
| Paris Central Elementary School
|
Monday, November 28
| Walter Gretzky Elementary School
|
Tuesday, November 29
| Walter Gretzky Elementary School
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Tuesday, November 29
| Banbury Heights Public School |
Wednesday, November 30
| Banbury Heights Public School
|
December 2022
|
Date
| School
|
Thursday, December 1
| Russell Reid Public School
|
Thursday, December 1
| Central Public School
|
Friday, December 2
| École Dufferin
|
Monday, December 5
| King George School
|
Tuesday, December 6
| King George School
|
Tuesday, December 6
| Notre Dame Catholic Elementary School
|
Wednesday, December 7
| St. George-German Public School
|
Thursday, December 8
| Edith Monture Elementary School.
|
Friday, December 2
| Edith Monture Elementary School.
|
Tuesday, December 13
| Our Lady of Providence School
|
Wednesday, December 14
| Christ the King School
|
Thursday, December 15
| Ecole Confédération
|
Friday, December 16
| Ecole Confédération |
Monday, December 19
| Cedarland Public School
|
Tuesday, December 20
| Greenbrier Public School
|
Wednesday, December 21
| Braemar House School
|
Thursday, December 22 | St. Gabriel Catholic Elementary School
|
January 2023
|
Date
| School
|
Monday, January 9
| Elementary School Catholic Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys
|
Tuesday, January 10
| Holy Cross School
|
Tuesday, January 10
| Brantford Christian School
|
Wednesday, January 11
| Central Baptist Academy |
Thursday, January 12
| Saint Basil Catholic Elementary School Cancelled – reschedule date TBD
|
Thursday, January 12
| Hope Reformed Christian School
|
Friday, January 13
| Saint Basil Catholic Elementary School Cancelled – reschedule date TBD
|
Tuesday, January 17
| St. Pius X Catholic Elementary School Cancelled – reschedule date TBD
|
Tuesday, January 17
| St. Peter School
|
Wednesday, January 18
| St. Pius X Catholic Elementary School Cancelled – reschedule date TBD
|
Thursday, January 19
| Burford District Elementary School
|
Thursday, January 19
| Central Public School Cancelled – reschedule date TBD
|
Wednesday, January 25
|