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Dental exam

How to get it

1
Find a dentist (Ordre des dentistes du Québec directory).
2
Ask if they take RAMQ-covered children’s exams.
3
Bring your child’s health insurance card.

What to say

““I’d like a check-up for my child, who is under 10, covered by the RAMQ.”

The details

Who it’s for

Children under 10 get a yearly dental exam and many treatments for free. The first visit is recommended around age 1.

How often

At least once a year, or as often as the dentist says.

Cost

Free with the child’s health card at a dentist who takes part in the public plan: yearly exam, emergency exam, X-rays, fillings and extractions. Sealants are not covered.

Official source : quebec.ca (checked 2026-10-28). Not reviewed by a doctor yet. Symptoms? See someone now.