Mouth Care Matters
offered by University of Manchester

Mouth Care Matters
at
University of Manchester
Overview

Learn from experts how to provide someone with good mouthcare, whether in the health and social sectors or in a domestic setting

Who should do this course?

This course is designed for people in the health and social care sectors, for nurses, carers, speech and language therapists and for those in the domestic setting, as well as student dentists and dental hygienists

What are the course deliverables?

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

More about this course

On this course, you will learn the basics of good mouth health, including tooth decay, gum disease, and toothbrushes
You’ll explore how to assess the state of someone else’s mouth, and how to clean it properly
In just six weeks, you will learn why good mouth care matters, how to examine someone else’s mouth and choose the correct equipment for providing the mouth care that they need
You will learn how to clean a mouth, how to care for dentures and how to overcome many of the mouth care challenges that a resistive person can give you

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

Martin Ashley

Professor Martin Ashley is an NHS consultant in Restorative Dentistry and Oral Health in Manchester, UK.

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Conditional Offer Up Arrow Icon

Yes
If applicants have not yet taken some of their examinations, their offer is likely to be conditional upon achievement of a specified level of performance in their examinations