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Delivering oral care for the ageing population

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Welcome to this blended learning module on the delivery of oral care for the ageing population, primarily focusing on the delivery of domiciliary dental care. Here you will find the learning content and resource links for Dental Core trainees (DCTs) to support the live interactive session. It is recommended you familiarise yourself with these learning resources prior to the live online session.

Certain video links are open only to those within the pre-defined DCT1 learning group for the relevant Public Dental service (PDS) training cohort. Please contact the team email  if you have any queries about this.   

Aim and learning outcomes

Aim

This blended learning module will introduce DCT1s to topics related to the provision of dental care for the growing numbers of older people in the population. The implications of more patients retaining natural teeth into older age along with complexities of providing treatment, will be explored, including assessing the need for care on a domiciliary basis, and how this should be carried out.

Headshot of middle aged female in a black t-shirt looks up towards elderly female, wearing a white jumper open at the neck to show and floral print shirt. They both look into each other's eyes and are smiling
Younger female in a blue t-shirt rests her hands on arm and shoulder of elderly female sitting down, wearing a blue floral print shirt. They both look into each other's eyes and are smiling

Learning outcomes

Following completion of this learning event, the participant should be able to:

  1. Discuss the challenges posed in providing dental care for an ageing population.
  2. Discuss issues that should be taken in to account when planning dental treatment for older people.
  3. Consider indications for treatment on a domiciliary basis and plan appropriately for providing domiciliary dental care.

Development Outcomes:

1) (A) Effective Communication

2) (C) Knowledge & Skills Development

3) (D) Maintaining Patient Confidence

Resources

Introductory video. The content of this video will be discussed at the live session, so please ensure that you view this in advance.

Powerpoint slide from video showing NHS education logo in a blue banner header with PDS learning event 2020.2021 across top. Beneath are the words, in blue text, Delivering oral care for the ageing population, Dr Susan E Thorn, Senior Dental Officer NHS Grampain

Delivering Oral Care for the Ageing Population.
Video screenshot with a white background shows the title header Adults with incapacity (Scotland) Act (2000), beneath a black and white image of a man and women sitting on the edge of a bed holding hands and looking at each other, smiling. A bullet pointed text list sits to the right of this picture; what we mean by capacity, why it matters, how to assess it and what to do if your patient lacks capacity

Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act (2000)

This video discusses the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act (2000). At the live session it is not anticipated we will discuss this Act in great detail however as a clinician you should have an awareness of what the act entails and how this will influence the provision of treatment for those adult patients who lack capacity. Please note the link takes you to the CPD page for the AWI course. You would be expected to watch the 'Introduction to Adults with Incapacity' video only

 

 

Man sits in a chair in a living room. Two female health care workers are standing at a table near the chair looking at the man and smiling.

Conducting a Domiciliary Visit

The content of this domiciliary visit video will be discussed at the live session, so please ensure that you view this in advance.

Please consider the following questions and be prepared to discuss at the live event. Making notes will help to facilitate discussion.

Which errors/ sub-optimal practice occurred in the ‘How not to do it’ section?

Think about these in relation to communication, clinical and organisational skills as well as professionalism.

What has improved in the ‘Let’s try again’ section?

Again, please think of these in relation to the different domains.