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Oral Health in Social Care

With this Oral Health course discover the importance of oral health and its effect on general health, wellbeing, and dignity as well as the potential impact of untreated dental pain or mouth infection. Also explore the importance of denture marking and how to report any oral health concerns at the right time and in the right way all within the context of a social care setting.

Course Overview

Format

Introductory Course
30 Study Minutes
Online Study
Self-Printed Certificate

Accreditation

1 CPD Hour
CPD Certified

Course description

Having a basic knowledge surrounding Oral health means social care workers and supporters are able to ensure the individuals in their care can be properly supported to prevent pain and further health problems caused by poor oral health.

Individuals in your care may not be able to verbalise their pain or discomfort for reasons as so it is important to understand the behavioural signs of someone who is suffering from dental pain.

This 30-minute course can be used as an introduction or as refresher training to ensure that all learners have up to date knowledge of Oral Health.

Learning Outcomes for this course include:

Explain the importance of oral health and the potential effect on general health, wellbeing, and dignity
Explain the potential impact of untreated dental pain or mouth infection on the behaviour and general health and wellbeing of people who are unable to articulate their pain and distress or ask for help (Including individuals with dementia, or communication difficulties)
Reassess oral health in the right way and at the right time
Deliver daily mouth care correctly
Explain the importance of denture marking and how to arrange this for people, with their permission
Report any oral health concerns at the right time and in the right way and respond appropriately to a person’s changing needs and circumstances

Accreditation

The content of this course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.

Certification

At the beginning of each module learners will be asked to answer a “knowledge check” question. Answering the question correctly will allow learners the opportunity to skip this section. However, if they wish to complete it anyway, they are still able to.

On completion of this course, learners will be able to print a

Virtual College certificate. Learners must complete the course to obtain their certificate.

Duration

30 study minutes to complete. The length of time taken depends entirely on how quickly learners can study and absorb the material.

Target Audience

This training is designed for care workers and support workers wanting to get a good understanding of what is required of them within their role as well as for anyone working in a Social Care setting wanting annual refresher training.

Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

You will learn

Explain the importance of oral health and the potential effect on general health, wellbeing, and dignity

Explain the potential impact of untreated dental pain or mouth infection on the behaviour and general health and wellbeing of people who are unable to articulate their pain and distress or ask for help (Including individuals with dementia, or communication difficulties)

Reassess oral health in the right way and at the right time

Deliver daily mouth care correctly

Explain the importance of denture marking and how to arrange this for people, with their permission

Report any oral health concerns at the right time and in the right way and respond appropriately to a person’s changing needs and circumstances

Who is it for?

Roles including:

Care workers in residential/domiciliary settings, or support workers, wanting to get a good understanding of what is required of them within their role

For anyone working in a Social Care setting wanting annual refresher training

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If you are not 100% satisfied with your course then we offer a 30-day, no hassle money-back guarantee. To request a refund, you should email our learner support team with your receipt stating why you would like to be reimbursed. You, or your learners, must not have completed the training in order to make a valid refund claim. Any claim made after the training has been completed will be invalidated.
Take the course

This online course consists of a series of pages in which an instructor will talk learners through the lesson material. Pages may include supporting pictures, graphs, animation or extra sounds to help with the learning where appropriate. Some lessons will include challenges/quizzes to help learners stay engaged and interested in the material. Lessons can be taken in any order and each lesson may be paused and resumed at any stage.
The course is self-paced so learners decide how fast or slow the training goes. There is no deadline for completion but some of our courses have a test at the end to check that learners have understood the material. If the course has a test at the end then learners are required to achieve a 75% pass mark to successfully complete the course. Once learners have passed the test they are awarded a certificate, which can either be downloaded digitally or sent as a physical copy if this option was chosen when purchasing the course.
Your Certificate

Upon completion of any of our courses, learners will be able to download a digital certificate from Virtual College which will include the accrediting bodies logo where applicable, the learner's name, the title of the course and the date of completion.
If you have purchased the posted certificate option, available on selected courses, a high quality, seal embossed, certificate will be sent out the following working week after completion.

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