Oral Health in Care: Mouth Care Matters
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Explain how poor oral health affects health and wellbeing and give daily mouth care for natural teeth and dentures.
- Assign to
- Care workers
- Duration
- 25 minutes
- Evidence
- 12-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Explain how poor oral health affects health and wellbeing.
- Give daily mouth care for natural teeth and dentures.
- Spot signs of mouth problems and report them.
- Support people who find mouth care difficult.
The course
- 01Why it matters
- 02Daily mouth care
- 03Dentures
- 04Spotting problems
The decision they practise
In the main activity, “Fix Archie’s mouth care plan”, learners fix a realistic form and see the effect of each choice. Short animations show “How a sore mouth shows itself” and “Two bedtimes for Archie’s denture”.
How you know they finished
The 12-question quiz mixes multiple choice, matching and sequencing questions and returns to the opening story.
Roll it out with
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014
- Care Act 2014
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 12-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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