Dental Care

Toronto Humane Society Public Veterinary Services dental program is designed for young and healthy animals who would benefit from a preventative dental cleaning and treatment. Our clinic is not equipped to provide prolonged general anesthesia for patients who are high-risk, either due to advanced age or health conditions.

A dental procedure is a more intensive procedure than a routine spay or neuter as the pet is under anesthesia for much longer. For this reason, we require dental patients to be under 10 years old and in good health. We do not offer dental services to English Bulldogs, French Bulldogs, and Pugs due to their high risk of anesthetic complications. 

All dental patients need to have a surgical consultation with one of our veterinarians to determine the extent of the dental disease and evaluate the patient’s overall health. This is to determine whether a dental procedure is in the best interest of your pet, as well as to provide a cost estimate based on the extent of dental treatment required.

A presurgical blood test is strongly recommended and can be performed at the time of the surgical consultation. If our veterinarians feel that your pet is not healthy enough to undergo anesthesia, we reserve the right to decline your pet for dental treatment.  

Click here for our dental care pricing guide. 

For more information on the importance of establishing a relationship with a local full-service veterinarian for your pet, please click here. 

Affordability of pet care is the largest barrier that pet parents face when trying to provide for their animal. For this reason, we operate on a two-tier fee structure to make essential preventative veterinary care accessible to all. Our standard prices are substantially lower than the industry standard and are therefore already more affordable than a private veterinary clinic. 

Subsidized pricing is available to individuals with proof of one of the following: 

• Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
• Ontario Works (OW)
• Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) 
• Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPP-D)

Proof of receipt of one of these programs must be provided at the time of each visit to the clinic and must be registered to the pet owner. For ODSP, OW, GIS, or CPP-D, we require a document that shows your name, what benefit is received, and the most recent statement date. This can be in hardcopy or through the MyBenefits app. For GIS and CPP-D, this is generally a document from the CRA.  

To uphold the integrity of our subsidized pricing initiative for First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and ensure that it benefits those within Indigenous communities, we request documentation to verify Indigenous identity.  

We accept the following forms of documentation:  

• Certificate of Indian Status (Status Card)
• Nunavut Trust Certificate card or Inuit Enrollment card
• Métis Nation citizenship or membership card
  • Citizenship card/letter issued by a First Nation with a modern Treaty and/or self-government agreement
  • Other acceptable documentation such as alternative membership cards or letters from Indigenous communities or organizations, providing attestation to the individual’s Indigenous identity.

If you do not have access to the above-mentioned documentation, please contact us directly at csa@torontohumanesociety.com. We will be glad to support you to ensure that you qualify for this initiative. 

Our discounted prices are made possible by our supporters and generous donations from individuals. If you would like to donate to support our program, please sign up to be a monthly donor.

Additionally, qualifying Rescues and Animal Welfare Agencies may also qualify for discounts and service subsidies. If you are a representative of a rescue or Animal Welfare Agency and would like to discuss further options please contact our Senior Manager, Client Care and Partnerships here.

Our clinic is located at 11 River Street, east of downtown Toronto. Our clinic entrance is at the back of the building, through a bright green door.

Parking is available in the visitor’s parking lot behind the building (spaces are limited. Please do not block any garbage/ recycling bins or fire routes for both our building and our neighbors.

**PLEASE MAKE SURE TO BRING ALL DOGS ON LEASH, AND CATS IN A SECURE CARRIER**

Click here to book your dental service.  You need to create a profile or login to your existing account in order to see the appointment calendar. For more information on how to setup up a personal profile for you and your pet(s), please read our step-by-step How to Create an Appointment . If you are having issues with the booking portal, please click here for FAQs. 

Please note, we currently release appointments twice a month (every other Tuesday). Appointments are released at 8:00 am. For specific release dates, click here. 

There is a very high demand for these appointment slots and they fill up very quickly. If there are no appointments available, it is because we are fully booked for the month. Appointments can occasionally become available throughout the month if other clients cancel or reschedule. 

You may receive a message while trying to schedule an appointment that asks you to call the clinic if no appointments are available. Unfortunately, this message is a software glitch and should be ignored. If there are not any appointments available online it is because are we fully booked. If you would like to call the clinic with any other inquiries we are happy to answer any questions you may have!

Please remember that if you receive income supplementation from: Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) ), And or, Possess a Certificate of Indigenous Status (CIS), to notify your client service agent at the time of booking in order to receive the correct service rate.

**We strongly recommend all patients are up to date on their vaccines prior to coming in for surgery.