It\u2019s not clear which Fords the company is referring to specifically. <\/p>\n
The director of JM Dental is John Maggirias, who has donated just over $20,000 to the governing PC Party and its candidates, and could be seen in a photo with Doug Ford posted by the premier\u2019s office<\/a>.<\/p>\n Maggirias and Ford could also be seen joking at a fundraiser in a video posted by The Trillium, which first reported JM Dental\u2019s claims.<\/p>\n Another of Maggirias\u2019s companies, Dentacloud, received a $2 million grant in 2024 from the controversial Skills Development Fund.<\/p>\n When asked Thursday about the connections, Ford denied having anything to do with the grant to Dentacloud.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t get involved in these decisions,\u201d the premier said. \u201cI don\u2019t believe in micromanaging. I like making big decisions\u2026 That\u2019s why I have ministers, so I don\u2019t micromanage. I hold everyone accountable, I can tell you that.\u201d<\/p>\n As for whether Maggirias is the Ford family\u2019s dentist, Ford said he would check to see if other members of his family went there.<\/p>\n \u201cI haven\u2019t been there,\u201d he explained. \u201cI\u2019ll have to check if my, Rob\u2019s kids, my brother\u2019s kids, but come on, that\u2019s all I\u2019ve got to say\u2026 My dental guy is in Scarborough. He has two offices. He\u2019s downtown too. I\u2019ll ask my whole family if they\u2019ve ever gone to that dentist. Royal Plaza I think.\u201d<\/p>\n Ford\u2019s late brother Rob, the former mayor of Toronto, can be seen in photos from 2013 posted on JM Dental\u2019s website.<\/p>\n \u2018This isn\u2019t the premier\u2019s personal piggy bank\u2019: Stiles<\/p>\n The connections are something that needs to be taken seriously, said Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles.<\/p>\n \u201cThe company talks openly about the Ford family. The premier has been at fundraisers with this dentist,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a $2.5 billion fund. This isn\u2019t the premier\u2019s personal piggy bank.\u201d<\/p>\n The Skills Development Fund has been the subject of controversy since September, when CTV News first reported<\/a> a multi-million-dollar grant had gone to a chain of bars and restaurants against the recommendations of non-partisan staff.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/KYUYZ5URHVEFHA3GNUQKFSNJEI.jpg\")
jm dental An Etobicoke dentist (far right) whose company received millions of dollars in a provincial government grant also has a dental practice that is claiming on its website that it treats \u201cthe Ford family.\u201d (Flickr\/Premier of Ontario Photography) <\/p>\n