{"id":189039,"date":"2018-10-22T14:55:40","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T13:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/library\/?page_id=189039"},"modified":"2021-01-15T13:35:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T13:35:56","slug":"oral-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/library\/cpd-zone\/cpd-by-topic\/oral-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Oral health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>Despite the decline in the number of people going regularly to the\u00a0dentist and instead presenting their oral health concerns to their GP, a\u00a0UK-wide survey identified important gaps in the training of GP trainees in relation to oral health care<\/em>.<br \/>\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12909-016-0663-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Current training provision and training needs in oral health for UK general practice trainees: survey of General Practitioner Training Programme Directors<\/a>)\u00a0BMC Medical Education\u00a0<span class=\"ArticleCitation_Year\">2016<\/span><span class=\"ArticleCitation_Volume\"><strong>16<\/strong>:142<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Training resources from BMJ Learning for non-dental staff around oral health \u00a0include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learning.bmj.com\/learning\/module-intro\/mouth-ulcers-diagnosis-management.html?locale=en_GB&amp;moduleId=5004434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mouth ulcers: a guide to diagnosis and management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learning.bmj.com\/learning\/module-intro\/oral-ulceration-diagnosis-treatment.html?locale=en_GB&amp;moduleId=10017136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oral ulceration: a guide to diagnosis and treatment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NICE guidance on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/ng48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oral Health for adults in Care Homes<\/a>\u00a0(July 2016) calls for oral health and access to dental treatments to be given the same priority as general health for all adults in care homes.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-lfh.org.uk\/programmes\/improving-mouth-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Improving Mouth Care<\/a>\u00a0elearning\u00a0 was developed\u00a0by Health Education England Thames Valley\/ Wessex to train carers and nursing staff in care homes. It is available free to all NHS healthcare professionals on the eLearning for Health platform.<\/p>\n<p>The British Society for Disability and Oral Health has complied a collection of \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsdh.org\/index.php\/oral-health-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oral Health resources<\/a>\u00a0giving oral care information for patients and their carers, including links to disability organisations and other groups which have web based information on oral and dental care.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/learning.necsu.nhs.uk\/courses\/oral-health-for-gp-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oral Health for General Practice<\/a> (NECS) is aimed at General Practitioners and other GP staff to give an overview of the importance of good oral healthcare and its implications on general health.<\/p>\n<p>Poor oral health can have a huge impact on people with dementia.\u00a0 Read about the work to support development of\u00a0\u00a0Dementia Friendly Dental Practices on the <a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/library\/cpd-zone\/cpd-resources-by-profession\/dental-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Dental staff page.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read about the CPD requirements and resources for\u00a0 dental care professionals and experienced dentists\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">here<\/span>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999\">The CPD Zone is brought to you by the GP schools of Health Education England working across <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thamesvalley.hee.nhs.uk\/gp-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thames Valley<\/a> <span style=\"color: #999999\">and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wessex.hee.nhs.uk\/general-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wessex<\/a><span style=\"color: #999999\">, in association with\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oxford Health FT Library<\/a>.\u200b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the decline in the number of people going regularly to the\u00a0dentist and instead presenting their oral health concerns to their GP, a\u00a0UK-wide survey identified important gaps in the training of GP trainees in relation to oral health care. 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