Making Your Way to a Healthy Smile
Call: (614) 233-6388 in Franklin County or (888) 765-6789
E-mail: options@firstlink.org
Dental OPTIONS is your connection to a healthy smile. Dental OPTIONS links people with dentists or clinics where they can receive dental care for reduced fees. Dentists throughout the state volunteer to provide care at reduced fees to qualifying people of all ages who are residents of Ohio, low-income, medically, mentally or physically challenged, and who do not have dental insurance or qualify for Medicaid.
If you would like to apply for assistance, download the Dental OPTIONS application. Please complete, sign and return the form:
By fax: (614) 224-6866
By Mail: FIRSTLINK, Inc., ATTN: Dental OPTIONS, 195 North Grant Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215
Be sure to include complete financial information, including proof of income.
Once your application is received, a referral coordinator will contact you and discuss your eligibility. You may be placed on a waiting list, depending on the available number of volunteer dentists in your area.
After you are matched with a dentist, you will receive a letter providing you with the appropriate contact information. It is your responsibility to call for an appointment. Your first appointment will be for an examination. Final acceptance into Dental OPTIONS will be made after your first examination.