A 73-year-old Windsorite is worried he might lose some of his teeth while he waits to be seen by a government-funded dentist.
The Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program (OSDCP) allows low-income seniors to visit a dentist for free, but the paperwork and few approved dentists mean there’s a lengthy wait. The program was announced in June 2019 but only launched the application system at the end of November.
For Rogers Villeford, he’s already spent six months with bleeding gums — and just last week another filling fell out.
“I’ve had this for about six months … every day I bleed,” said Villeford. “I take mouthwash and keep it in there awhile and swish it … every morning I spit out blood.”
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