Oral Health Care eLearning course

The key objective for people working in health and social care is to support individuals with their general health, wellbeing and dignity. Smiling Matters is a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report showing what they found following a review of oral health care in care homes across England. This led to CQC’s recommendation that care worker training includes oral health care.

This training course will give you a greater understanding about oral health care. Whilst the content will focus on your role as a care worker, you will also find useful information for you and your family at home. After all, we all have mouths. So, let’s find out more about how to look after them and get you smiling along the way!

This online training course has been designed specifically for Care and Support Workers working in a social care setting. It may also be useful to a wider audience of people who would like to know more about oral health care.We offer our courses for your LMS as SCORM files. Depending on the scope of what you need there may be a charge for this. Please connect to discuss it with us.

By the end of the online course, you will:
  • What is Oral Health Care and why is it important?
  • Oral Health and its effect on general health, wellbeing and dignity
  • The potential impact of untreated dental pain and mouth infections
  • The potential impact on general health and wellbeing of people with complex needs
  • How and when to assess oral health Daily mouth care - how and when to deliver this
  • When to report oral health care concerns
  • How to provide oral care for people with dentures
  • People’s changing needs and circumstances
  • Documenting oral health care

This course will take 30 Minutes to complete.

You can access this course as part of the Unlimited Care Package, which includes 130+ courses and certificates, on the Click eLearning platform.

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Alternatively, you can try this free course as a standalone course by filling in the form at the bottom of the page to get instant access.

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Aims of the Oral Health Care course

At the end of this eLearning you will be able to:

  • Describe what oral health care is
  • Give examples of how oral health care affects general health, wellbeing and dignity
  • Have a basic understanding of the potential impact of untreated dental pain and mouth infections
  • Explain the potential impact on general health and wellbeing of people with complex needs
  • Understand how and when to assess oral health
  • Explain how and when to deliver daily mouth care
  • Know when to report oral health care concerns
  • Have a basic understanding of providing oral care for people with dentures
  • Understand people’s changing needs and circumstances
  • Know how and when to document oral health care

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As a leading eLearning platform provider, Grey Matter Learning recognises the importance of accessibility in learning. We are proud to have integrated Recite, an innovative tool that enables learners to access eLearning content more easily, regardless of their abilities. With Recite, learners can benefit from text-to-speech in over 65 languages, colour contrast adjustments, and translation of over 100 languages, to enhance their learning experience.

These tools can help to make learning more inclusive and accessible for learners with visual or hearing impairments, as well as those who speak different languages. By incorporating Recite into our website and Click eLearning platform, we are able to provide our carers with a comprehensive and accessible training solution that helps to promote learning outcomes for all learners.

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