All Age Oral Health Service

Description

The All-Age Oral Health (AAOH) Service co-ordinates and delivers evidence-based oral health interventions across Cumbria, driven by local need, incorporating best practice to support the population to make improved lifestyle choices that will benefit their long-term oral health. Lot 1: The All-Age Oral Health (AAOH) Service co-ordinates and delivers evidence-based oral health interventions across Cumbria, driven by local need, incorporating best practice to support the population to make improved lifestyle choices that will benefit their long-term oral health. The Service will be delivered in five key areas: • Development and/or distribution of oral health promotion resources • Supervised tooth brushing schemes • Smile4Life Cumbria programme • Workforce development • Development and implementation of local, regional and national policy The Provider shall work with staff and volunteers to ensure they understand how good oral health contributes to general health and wellbeing and support the development of good oral health practices by: • Promoting breastfeeding, healthy weaning and encourage healthy eating and drinking • Advising on alternatives to sugary foods, drinks and snacks as pacifiers and treats • Explaining that tooth decay is a preventable disease and how fluoride can help to prevent it • Encourage regular tooth brushing at least twice a day including last thing at night and promote the use of family fluoride toothpaste as soon as teeth come through. Spitting not rinsing after brushing. • Encouraging people to regularly visit the dentist from when a child gets their first tooth and explaining who is entitled to free dental treatment • Provide details of how to access routine and emergency dental services • Encourage the promotion of a healthier lifestyle e.g. reduce alcohol consumption and tobacco use • Using sugar-free medicine • Enabling them to give a practical demonstration of how to achieve and maintain good oral hygiene and encouraging tooth brushing from an early age • Asking the dentist about fluoride varnish • Making every contact count (MECC) The Service shall be provided Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) during the hours of 9am to 5pm but with flexibility to operate ‘out of hours’ to meet the needs of Service Users.