So important that oral health is considered as part of holistic patient care.

Was great to be involved in the International #oralhealth Symposium today. Hopefully the first of many international events discussing the importance of #MDTworking in #mouthcare So much to learn from other #healthcareprofessionals!

Oral hygiene interventions - can they help stop critically-ill people on ventilators from developing #pneumonia? cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10… #criticalcare #nursing #intensivecare

Watch how easily pink sponge heads can come off if your resident/patients were to bite down on them! Please consider other alternatives to these. There are now over 800 incidences recorded & 1 death from these.. kohc.co.uk/palliative-mou… #slt #carers #healthcare #carehome

FREEEEEEEEEE training for registered professionals with Marie Curie Project ECHO mouth care matters at end of life! Please share and get signed up

Really looking forward to presenting at BSDHT South West South Wales regional study day in October with the rest of the #mouthcarematters SW team from NHSE Workforce, Training and Education – SW

Delighted that #dentaltherapist Sarah Thomson will present a session for NHSE Workforce, Training and Education – SW on her personal experiences with alcoholism & provide CPD for the #dentalteam on the impact of alcohol to #oralhealth Sign up here: maxcourse.co.uk/swdentalpg/gue…

Delighted to have been involved in putting this programme together. Hoping it will reach as many #healthandsocialcare staff as possible! #mouthcarematters Thanks to Oral Health Foundation and North Bristol NHS Trust for their invaluable support.

Healthcare staff can access up-to-date guidance on a range of mouth care topics, including: ☑️ Oral and general health ☑️ Brushing teeth ☑️ Denture care ☑️ Dry mouth ☑️ Managing resistance to mouth care ☑️ Mouth care at the end of life ▶️ orlo.uk/QgtkJ

The NHSE Workforce, Training and Education – SW #mouthcarematters team are hosting a free CPD event for all healthcare professionals working in #oralhealthpromotion in the South West. Please share and encourage as many South West #mouthcarechampions as possible to join us! maxcourse.co.uk/swdentalpg/gue…

📢 We Need You! gov.uk/government/con… BSDHT will be submitting a response, and if you are able to respond independently, and on behalf of a group, or organisation, a collective of people, and state this, then the response will carry even more weight. ❗️Closing date 15

Great to have opportunity to speak about the power of #mouthcarematters at the NHS South West #southwestdentalconference today. Really excited to continue these important conversations with the SW ICBs 🦷 NHS Gloucestershire NHS Bristol, N Somerset & S Gloucestershire ICB NHSBSWICB NHS Dorset NHS Devon NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly NHS Somerset

the foxe's garden sys Definitely add in hygienist as part of that preventative approach (easy to say if you can afford to go) Take a look at this article in the BDJ Portfolio written by Caroline Holland 👇👇👇 nature.com/articles/s4140….

What is a #HappyMouth? 😁 Well, a happy mouth is a lot of great things, but this year, for #WOHD24 we are spotlighting the link between #OralHealth and general health because 'A Happy Mouth is a Happy Body!' Check out the campaign resources ➡️ wohd.org/resources

Our Level 4 Diploma for Oral Health Practitioners provides learners with the knowledge, understanding and skills to promote the oral health and wellbeing of individuals, groups, and communities. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/yam9fm92 #mouthcanceractionmonth #mouthaware

Really great to hear the plans to increase skills mix within dentistry from Jason Wong today. DCPs play such an important role in the #dentalteam and it was a privilege to be around such inspiring DCPs receiving their awards today.

Sorry for anyone with a sensitive stomach, but #mouthcarematters for SO many different reasons: 🦷Oral hygiene 😀Pt comfort 🗣️Speech production 👅Swallowing 🫁Pulmonary/overall systemic health #mySLTday

A really inspiring day at The Faculty of Dental Surgery listening to some great speakers talk about oral and dental research. Particularly wonderful to hear from fellow DCP Dr Susan Bissett 🦷

I want to highlight how awesome this was! 🫶 Myself and colleague Leslie on 20th June hosted Gloucestershire first countywide Mouth Care Study Day‼️ #MouthCareMatters

I wanted to share Gloucestershire Hospitals IPC Team awesome podcast with the latest episode hosted by Fran Butson featuring Me and Harriet Buley-Snell talking about Mouth Care within Hospital 🙌 Please share #MouthCareMatters IPC Vlog August 2024 youtu.be/nRAJ8DdkRGk?si… via YouTube