Professionals

Information on training and resources that you can access to increase your skills and knowledge when delivering everyday mouth care to people that are in your care.

Keep Smiling

Oral care and toothbrushing advice for all adults for natural teeth and dentures

Link – Keep smiling: Better oral care for everyone – Publications – Public Health Scotland

Dysphagia

The Caring for Smiles programmes have developed advice on mouthcare for people with dysphagia designed for healthcare professionals to provide to patients relating to their individual needs and in a format  which enables them to  be inserted into care plans so that the information is available to anyone providing support with personal care.  The advice comes in pads of 25 sheets covering 4 different  topics. Healthcare professionals can order  these pads by contacting  their local oral health improvement team [add link to Turas for contact details]

Click here for more information on Dysphagia

For People Who Use Drugs

Oral Health Improvement for people who use drugs.

–Comic 1: Better oral health for adults in Scotland: dental health access when using drugs – Publications – Public Health Scotland​​

-Comic 2: Better oral health for adults in Scotland: looking after my dental health – Publications – Public Health Scotland​​

-Information leaflet: Better Oral Health for Adults in Scotland: Drugs and Oral Health – Publications – Public Health Scotland (foldout leaflet and easy read)

1. Training for Dental Teams

-Turas link to training – Drug use and oral health : An update for the dental team | Turas | Learn

-Link to Webinar on UoD website – Oral Health Improvement for People Who Use Drugs | University of Dundee, UK

2.  Training for social care and third sector teams

Helping people who use drugs with their oral health – SSSC MyLearning