Oral Health Awareness

This 3-hour course aims to provide detailed information and practical advice about good oral hygiene and how it can be implemented and managed so that poor oral hygiene issues are reduced.

Starting with the basics of mouth care such as tooth brushing, denture cleaning and lip care, the course then moves on to the problems that occur from poor oral hygiene and also other health conditions that can affect or contribute to oral health issues, as well as providing details of products and techniques and how to liaise with dental services.

What this course covers

• Basic daily oral hygiene procedures such as checking a mouth, tooth brushing, denture care, mouth and lip care

• The importance of good oral health and the causes and effects of poor oral health

• Care planning and record keeping around oral health

• Up to date information on techniques and products

• How to liaise with dental services, or other services, positively and how to escalate problems to them