Oral Health in Care Settings

About this course

Oral Health in Care Settings is a practical course for care and support workers who help people with their daily personal care. It covers why oral health matters, common mouth problems and warning signs, daily care of natural teeth and dentures, oral health assessment, care plans and records, and person-centred mouth care including when someone declines. Five modules, eighteen lessons, around two hours, finishing with an assessment and a SupportiveBridge certificate.

What you'll learn

• By the end of this module, you will be able to explain how the mouth works, why oral health affects a person's whole life, why people in care are at higher risk of problems, and why mouth care is part of your job.
• By the end of this module, you will be able to recognise common mouth problems and warning signs, and know that your role is to notice and report them, not to diagnose or treat.
• By the end of this module, you will be able to describe how to support daily care of natural teeth and dentures safely, hygienically and in line with the person's care plan.
• By the end of this module, you will be able to explain how oral health is assessed, recorded and reviewed, and how to get the right dental help when it is needed.
• By the end of this module, you will be able to support mouth care in a way that respects each person's choices and needs, respond properly when someone declines or finds it hard, and give comfort mouth care at the end of life.

Curriculum

Assessment & certificate