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Oral Health Promotion For Healthy Places Joanne Nejrup

Clean and debris-free Gums are pale pink Do not bleed

Tooth decay/ Cavities Gum enlargement/ Inflammation Bleeding gums Bad breath

Unhealthy Mouth

Tooth Decay Gum Disease

The mouth is an indicator of general health. An unhealthy mouth will effect a person both physically and mentally. A healthy mouth:

 Allows enjoyable eating of regular nutritious meals  Promotes confidence in appearance, eating and speaking  Prevents oral infections that may affect general health and wellbeing  Permits clear speech  Allows for good development in children

• Brush teeth last thing at night and on at least one other
• ccasion with a fluoride toothpaste.

Smear for under 3’s and pea sized amount for over 3’s.

• Cut down on how often you have sugary foods and drinks,

try keep to meal times

• Visit your dentist regularly, as often as they recommend.

 4-6 years = 5 sugar cubes max (19 grams)  7-10 years = 6 sugar cubes max (24 grams)  From 11 years = 7 sugar cubes max (30 grams)

Emergency Dental Service 17 19 Osborne Street, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN31 1HA 01472 346613 01472 344844 School Nurses can refer I to community dental for children with parental consent 01472 721420 Cleethorpes 01472 255680 Grimsby

• Promote the importance of good oral health

Displaying information in staff/parent areas around heathy eating, good oral health Through policies around heathy eating – NICE Guidance available

• Use the free resources and staff training available from local oral health

team and national services

• Promote drinking of milk and water during school/working day and to

continue at home.

• Swap sugar for sweetener in tea and coffee
• Use sugar free/low sugar drinks

• Encourage healthy packed lunches
• Sugar free/ low sugar snacks available in school/ workplace, even if

vending machines

• Promote tooth brushing at home 2 x daily
• Allow and support attendance to dental appointments during school/work

hours

• Uptake of supervised tooth brushing programme in school
• Partake in national campaigns such as national smile month – runs

May/June

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Staff training is also available on oral health basics and using the resources www.dentalhealthpromotion.net

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This is complimented by an online support hub that has been specially designed to use on PowerPoint style systems with the children or children can use the programme themselves on Pc or tablet.

 Provide dental health resource boxes for use

in school

These are specific for targeted age learning Early years & KS1 KS2 Multipurpose box- designed for different learning abilities To book 01472 255680

Government publication providing an evidenced based guide for the prevention of dental disease. It is currently on 3rd edition. Although aimed at dental practices it is a very useful tool for other health practitioners to ensure that they are providing the best oral care plans for their client group.

• Mouth Cancer Action Month November
• Stoptober
• Dry January
• Nutrition and Hydration week 12th march 2018
• National No smoking Day 15th March 2018
• World Oral Health Day 20th March 2018
• National Smile Month 15th may -15th June 2018
• National Heathy Eating Week 11th -15th June

2018

• Sugar Awareness week 29th November 2018

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www.mouthcancer.org

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www.alcoholconcern.org

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www.cancerresearchuk.org/mouth-cancer

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Www.stoptober.smokefree.nhs.uk

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www.quit.org

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www.nhs.uk/smokefree

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www.gosober.org.uk

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http://www.nationalsmilemonth.org/

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https://twitter.com/smilemonth

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https://www.facebook.com/NationalSmileMonth

To book resource box contact 01472 01472 255680 255680 To book staff training or for information jo joanne.nejrup@nhs.ne nne.nejrup@nhs.net Website address ww www. w.dentalh entalhea ealthpromo thpromoti tion.n

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