Mouth Care Matters at British Society of Gerodontology Winter Conference 2016

Mouth Care Matters — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 16:26:57 +0000

The British Society of Gerodontology held their Winter Conference on the 1^st December 2016. The conference theme was Safeguarding for the Future. Professor Stephen Lambert-Humble and Dr Mili Doshi were invited to speak about Mouth Care Matters.

Professor Stephen Lambert-Humble’s inspiring speech gave an overview of the Mouth Care Matters programme so far. He then went on to outline plans for the future and emphasised the importance of sharing information. Dr Mili Doshi’s also gave an engaging speech focusing on work at East Surrey Hospital and the current roll out programme across Kent,Surrey and Sussex.

Visit the British Society of Gerodontology website to view and also download some of the presentations from this conference.

Professor Stephen Lambert-Humble said”It is important that we share work nationally”

Three posters were also accepted to be presented on Mouth Care Matters at the conference:

1. Creating a mouth care recording pack, by Jalpa Patel.

2. Mouth Care Matters, Community and Acute, by Ash Basra.

3. Service improvement plan to reduce denture loss, by Jessica Mann.

We are delighted to confirm Ash won the best poster for a trainee, and Jalpa won the best overall poster.

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Mouth Care Matters presentation at Living Well for Longer conference a success.

Mouth Care Matters — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 13:17:16 +0000

The Living Well for Longer conference took place on the 16^th November 2016, focusing on care and support for older people, their carers and family members living across Kent Surrey and Sussex. Presentation topics included Frailty, Dementia and End of Life Care. Delegates listened to examples of good practice, received practical tools and techniques to take back to their workplace.

The Mouth Care Matters team, Michael Wheeler (Mouth Care Matters Training Lead) and Dr Mili Doshi (Mouth Care Matters Clinical Lead) gave an informative and engaging presentation discussing how vulnerable older adults in acute and community care are at risk from oral health problems, and how poor oral health can lead to deterioration in general health and wellbeing leading to increased frailty. Information was provided on the current training initiatives that are being rolled out across Kent, Surrey and Sussex to empower staff and carers to provide good mouth care and improve oral health. Oral health related CQC information and NICE guidelines were also discussed.

Mike Wheeler said “The event brings together a very wide range of health and social care professionals, and lay people with a real interested in improving health. For the Mouth Care Matters team, it provides a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate to others that mouth care, is not just the responsibility of dental teams, but to everyone involved with the care of others.”

Dr Mili Doshi said “Good oral health is important for overall health and is a key component of personal care. The conference was a great opportunity to share the Mouth Care Matters work and empower delegates to make changes where necessary.”

100% of delegates that attended this conference found the Mouth Care Matters talk was relevant and useful.

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Conference – Mouth Care Matters

Mouth Care Matters at British Society of Gerodontology Winter Conference 2016

The British Society of Gerodontology held their Winter Conference on the 1st December 2016. The conference theme was Safeguarding for the Future. Professor Stephen Lambert-Humble and Dr Mili Doshi were invited to speak about Mouth Care Matters.

Three posters were also accepted to be presented on Mouth Care Matters at the conference:

Mouth Care Matters presentation at Living Well for Longer conference a success.

The British Society of Gerodontology held their Winter Conference on the 1^st December 2016. The conference theme was Safeguarding for the Future. Professor Stephen Lambert-Humble and Dr Mili Doshi were invited to speak about Mouth Care Matters.