To be eligible for funding, an individual must be:

1. In possession of a valid Ontario Health Card Number,
2. 18 years of age or older¹,
3. Eligible for a maxillofacial intraoral prosthesis funded by the Assistive Devices Program (ADP),
4. Assessed as unable to retain the ADP-funded intraoral prosthesis without implants, and
5. Assessed as a suitable candidate for dental implant surgery.

¹Those under the age of 18 can apply for funding for required dental rehabilitation services through the Cleft Lip and Palate/Craniofacial Program. To learn more about this program, select the following link:
http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/publications/child/cleft.aspx

In order to be eligible for the OMRP, the specialized prosthetic devices needed by these patients have to be funded through the ADP and supplied by vendors registered with the ADP.

Patients will not be eligible to receive funding through the OMRP if any of the following applies:

• they do not meet ADP's eligibility requirements to receive an ADP funded maxillofacial intraoral prosthesis; or
• they require a device that is not listed in the ADP's product manual (e.g. fixed devices such as a crown or bridge); or
• their maxillofacial intraoral prosthesis is made by a non-ADP registered supplier.

To learn more about the ADP and its funding of maxillofacial intraoral prostheses, please visit http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/programs/adp/about.aspx

In order to have an assessment completed to determine if you are eligible for the OMRP, you must first be referred to one of the treatment centres by your physician or dentist. There is an application form for the program and your referring physician or dentist will need to complete the first part of the application. The form is then sent by your referring provider to one of the designated OMRP hospital sites.

In general, patients should be cancer free for a period of one year prior to a referral for this program.

Once the hospital site has received the application form from your physician or dentist, you will be contacted by the site to arrange for an assessment of your eligibility for the OMRP. Eligibility assessments will involve an in-person visit and will be conducted by an Assistive Devices Program Authorizer and an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon.

If following an eligibility assessment for the OMRP an individual is determined to be eligible for the program, the ADP Authorizer will initiate an application to ADP for the required prosthesis(es).

It is important to note that an individual's dental implant surgery and prosthodontic services that have not first been approved through the complete application process to the Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation Program will not be funded.

This program is currently being offered at five treatment centres:

• Health Sciences North,
• Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre,
• London Health Sciences Centre,
• University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital (joint initiative),
• The Ottawa Hospital.

The OMRP will only fund the program's related services when they are performed at one of the above treatment centres. Any dental implant surgeries and prosthodontic services that are delivered in locations other than the sites listed above (including other hospitals or in private dental offices) will not be funded under the OMRP.

The program provides funding for 100% of the treatment costs for a defined list of services, including the surgical placement of dental implants and the changes required for the ADP funded prosthesis to attach to the dental implants.

The actual prosthesis must be funded through the Assistive Devices Program (ADP).

Under ADP, some patients may be responsible for a portion of the costs associated with their prosthesis.

Also, the OMRP is not a substitute for private dental insurance and does not pay for routine dentistry (e.g. cleanings), orthodontic services, or services required following discharge from the program. In addition, the OMRP does not cover any travel costs incurred in obtaining treatment provided under the program.

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Application form

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