Nunavut’s Health and Education departments announced Sept. 1 that they had resumed the toothbrushing program in Arctic Bay and added Gjoa Haven, Naujaat and Iqaluit. The government says the student program is for kindergarten to Grade 7 and includes daily supervised toothbrushing. It also says student-led toothbrushing clubs are part of the relaunched program. Source↗

The Department of Health’s current oral-health page says the programs are restarting in schools and licensed child-care centres in the four communities. It lists hygiene holders, individually labelled toothbrushes and toothpaste, and support from Community Oral Health Coordinators. Source↗

Families, schools and licensed child-care centres in the four communities have a new or resumed in-school routine intended to support children’s oral-health habits. The government describes this as a service restart and expansion, not a new dental clinic, treatment guarantee or territory-wide school program.

The government says schools or licensed child-care centres interested in restarting a toothbrushing program can contact their Regional Community Oral Health Coordinator. It has not published a timetable for expansion beyond Arctic Bay, Gjoa Haven, Naujaat and Iqaluit, a budget, or participation numbers. Source↗

Start date: Sept. 1, 2026.
Communities named: Arctic Bay, Gjoa Haven, Naujaat and Iqaluit.
Student scope stated in the Sept. 1 notice: kindergarten to Grade 7.
Program supports listed on the current oral-health page: labelled toothbrushes and toothpaste, hygiene holders, and local coordinator support.
The linked English DOCX public-service announcement was opened but could not be rendered by the research tool; the Government of Nunavut’s HTML release and current oral-health page independently confirmed the material facts.