Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
By participating in the Mouth Care Matters course, the learner has gained knowledge of oral health, such as examination of the mouth, tooth decay, gum disease and various dental hygiene methods. The learner has developed confidence to deliver mouth care for another person. This has involved how to assess and document the condition of the mouth, how to clean someone else’s mouth, how to manage common oral conditions and how to provide mouth care for people with a variety of additional needs.
6 weeks, 2 hours per week
Professor Martin Ashley
Consultant and MAHSC Honorary Professor of Restorative Dentistry and Oral Health
The University of Manchester
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Assess other people's mouths in a standard way, to understand if they are healthy or if they require your support with their daily mouth care.
- Apply what you learn so that you become increasingly confident in assessing and cleaning someone else's mouth.
- Apply what you have learned about cleaning and marking dentures.
- Assess someone else's mouth to understand if it is dry and in need of mouth care from you.
- Produce a suitable care plan for someone living with dementia, who needs support with their daily mouth care.
- Assess the equipment you will need, to deliver mouth care for each person you have responsibility for.
- Improve your understanding of some core oral health knowledge, such as tooth decay, gum disease, toothbrushes and dental plaque
Syllabus
- Why good mouth care matters
- How to examine a mouth and decide what care to give
- How to clean a mouth and to care for dentures
- What equipment and products are needed
- Mouth care for resistant people, such as those living with dementia or additional needs
Issued on 12th February 2022
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