What services are covered by RAMQ for my child?

Children under ten receive the following services free of charge. These services are sometimes offered in dental clinics or hospitals.

• Annual check-up
• An emergency examination
• An X-ray
• Local or general anaesthesia (medication at parents’ expense)
• Amalgam fillings (grey) for posterior teeth
• Aesthetic (white) fillings for anterior teeth
• Prefabricated crowns
• Sedative dressings – temporary fillings to reduce pain
• Endodontics (including root canal therapy, apexification, pulpectomy, pulpotomy and emergency opening of the pulp chamber)
• Tooth and root extraction

Exclusion: The costs of sealants, orthodontic treatment, nitrous oxide sedation, cleaning, scaling and fluoride application are not covered by the Régie for children under 10.