Worcestershire Oral Health

21/08/2025

Well done to the 6 Care Homes that attended their Oral Health Champion Training today.

This training helped staff to:

🦷Understand why good oral health is important.

🦷Have an awareness of the improving oral health NICE guidance and CQC requirements for care homes.

🦷Understand the causes of dental diseases and how to prevent them.

🦷Increase their confidence in carrying out a mouth care assessment on a resident.

🦷Support residents with their daily mouth care.

If your Care Home is in Worcestershire and interested in attending Oral Health Champion Training, please contact whcnhs.worcestershireoralhealth@nhs.net .

11/07/2025

10/06/2025

Your love of sugary snacks is taking its toll.

Research shows:
📉 1 in 3 UK adults snack every night.
🍬 2 in 3 choose sugary treats.
🪥 Almost half skip brushing their teeth before bed.

This is a terrible combination, and will lead to an all-night acid attack for your teeth.

Want to snack? Try cheese, nuts (if you aren’t allergic) or carrot sticks and hummus

And, no matter what, always brush before bed!

22/05/2025

Today's tip is simple but vital!

Brushing your teeth twice a day for two minutes each time - ideally last thing at night and one other time throughout the day - will do wonders for your smile.

20/05/2025

Well done to the EPI team at Worcestershire Community Dental Service, who are visiting selected Care Homes across Worcestershire for this year's dental epidemiology survey. This years survey also coincides with National Smile Month 😁

13/05/2025

National Smile Month is back 😁

It's here!

From 12th May to 12th June, we're celebrating National Smile Month with this year’s theme .

That means making small, simple changes to your diet and daily routine – like cutting back on sugar, brushing twice a day, cleaning between your teeth, and visiting your dentist as often as they recommend – to help keep your mouth healthy.

Follow us all month long for tips from our experts, and make sure you tag us in all your events because we love seeing them!

06/05/2025

Well done to St Thomas More Catholic First School, who had their supervised toothbrushing training last week and are now part of the Smile Squad team.

Supervised toothbrushing is an evidence-based initiative across 30 selected Nurseries in Worcestershire that helps support children to brush their teeth at Nursery and at home.

29/04/2025

Well done to the 4 Care Homes that attended their Oral Health Champion Training yesterday.

This training helped staff to:

🦷Understand why good oral health is important.

🦷Have an awareness of the improving oral health NICE guidance and CQC requirements for care homes.

🦷Understand the causes of dental diseases and how to prevent them.

🦷Increase their confidence in carrying out a mouth care assessment on a resident.

🦷Support residents with their daily mouth care.

If your Care Home is in Worcestershire and interested in attending Oral Health Champion Training, please click this link to access a form to register.

https://forms.office.com/e/XujDHeHB45

17/04/2025

Well done to Magic Moments Tudor Way, who had their supervised toothbrushing training on Monday and are now part of the Smile Squad team.

Supervised toothbrushing is an evidence-based initiative across 30 selected Nurseries in Worcestershire that helps support children to brush their teeth at Nursery and at home.

14/04/2025

Well done to Rainbows Day Care - Evesham who had their supervised toothbrushing training today and are now part of the Smile Squad team.

Supervised toothbrushing is an evidence-based initiative across 30 selected Nurseries in Worcestershire that helps support children to brush their teeth at Nursery and at home.

08/04/2025

Well done to the 19 Care Homes that attended their Oral Health Champion Training last week.

This training helped staff to:
🦷Understand why good oral health is important.

🦷Have an awareness of the improving oral health NICE guidance and CQC requirements for care homes.

🦷Understand the causes of dental diseases and how to prevent them.

🦷Increase their confidence in carrying out a mouth care assessment on a resident.

🦷Support residents with their daily mouth care.

If your Care Home is in Worcestershire and interested in attending Oral Health Champion Training, please click this link to access a form to register. https://forms.office.com/e/XujDHeHB45

25/03/2025

Last week, some of the Community Dental Service team attended a marketplace event organised by Worcestershire County Council.

It was great to meet other services in Worcestershire working with children and young people. We took the opportunity to promote the Community Dental Service and the Oral Health promotion service.