24th March 2017
PHE has updated the Delivering Better Oral Health toolkit. The toolkit is designed to help clinical dental teams support patients in making choices to improve and maintain their dental and general health.
The information has been revised to reflect new healthy eating advice based on the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition’s evidence review and the Chief Medical Officer for England’s new guidelines on lower risk drinking. The alcohol section is supported by a new online training module for the knowledge and skills to deliver brief advice on alcohol consumption.
There are also new factsheets aimed at patients, summarising the key actions for oral health improvement in adults and children.
Dr Cheryll Adams CBE commented:
“Health visitors should be aware of, utilise and share this wonderful new toolkit to improve dental health.”
