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Eric RooneyConsultant in Dental Public Health, PHEDeputy Chief Dental Officer NHS England
Background • The dental health of children in Cumbria and
Lancashire has been generally worse than many other parts of England
• Delivery of oral health improvement messages was variable and the environment was not universally supportive of good oral health
• Oral Health was identified as a Local Indicator in the Local Area Agreement and in the Lancashire’s Children and Young People’s Plan in 2009 – 2012
Background • Smile4Life was developed in partnership with
local authorities across Cumbria and Lancashire to embed oral health improvement in children’s settings
• It is mandated within children’s social care settings and oral health improvement service provider specifications
• The aim is to reduce dental caries in children and lay solid foundations for good oral health throughout life
BrandAligned to
branding
Brand Quality Mark
Only applied where information is underpinned by Delivering Better Oral Health
BrandRecognised throughout Cumbria and Lancashire…
…and shared with national/ international colleagues
Smile4Life Programme • Focuses on creating supportive oral health
environments and sustained behaviour change• Uses staff working in settings where children
and families use services in addition to dental practices
• Involves developing the wider workforce and establishing setting based oral health champions to deliver the programme with NHS support
• Supports Local Authorities in the implementation of Commissioning Better Oral Health
• Uses consistent evidence based messages based on Delivering Better Oral Health
Products Smile4Life Implementation Training• The programme adopts a cascade training model
to enable the local workforce to deliver these messages within settings, making every contact count, to ensure all children have the best start in life
Products Programme Workbook
Supports the gathering of evidence for: Healthy Eating ~ Regular Toothbrushing ~
Healthy Lifestyles ~ Accessing NHS dentistry
Products Smile4Life Award Scheme…
incentivised by awardsSupporting the settings to achieve the 4 awards provides evidence that they have created environments that support oral health improvement but it doesn’t stop there…
Products A suite of supporting resources:
• Posters• Leaflets• Supporting Information*:
• Healthy Eating• Regular Toothbrushing • Healthy Lifestyles• Accessing NHS Dentistry
• Fluoride Varnish Application
*Supporting information is underpinned by Delivering Better Oral Health and/or aligned to Change4Life
Products Web based
All the supporting information has been developed for an 8 year old reading level where possible
Web based
Products Smile4Life Films
BASCD Oral Health Promotion Research Prize 2015
Products Smile4Life e-Learning Tool• To support children’s workforce development
an e-learning tool was developed
http://cypvle.lancsngfl.ac.uk
Products Smile4Life Toothpaste PackThe toothpaste and brush packs are given out as part of the Healthy Child Programme and contain a Smile4Life leaflet and the Health Visitors all receive Smile4Life training
Products Toothbrushing in School SchemeEach school participating in the toothbrushing scheme nominates an Oral Health Champion who receives Smile4Life training and resources
The children receive a Smile4Life leaflet with their first toothbrush and a Smile4Life individual toothbrush holder
Workforce Development Practice Based Prevention and Fluoride Varnish Application Course• To support the more rural parts of Cumbria dental
nurses are trained in the promotion of oral health and the clinical skills relating to the
application of fluoride varnish• To date, 70 dental nurses have successfully completed the course
Julie King, Cumbria LDN Chair Michelle Lancaster, Student Colin Cox, Director of Public Health
Outcomes • To date:
• 397 Oral Health Champions (setting-based staff) have been trained to support the implementation of the programme
• 70 Dental Nurses trained to support prevention• 123 Children Centres and 264 early years
settings are implementing the programme reaching in excess of 130,000 0-5 year olds and their family members
• 1142 awards have been achieved of which…• 271 settings have achieved all four awards• 21,700 toothpaste packs delivered• 284 children in Barrow Brushing Scheme
Moving forward…A suite of tools: • Smile4Life e-learning tool for the adult/carer
workforce • Smile4Life Vulnerable Adult Programme • Web-based support for the Practice Based
Prevention Course
Added value…No geographic specific content
Can be used by anyone ~ anywhere
Can be used to support Best Start in Life, the Healthy Child Programme and other early interventions with regards to oral health