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We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and we encourage care services to improve. We will be sharing podcasts and other audio content through this channel. Website: https://www.cqc.org.uk/ Twitter: For providers & professionals - https://twitter.com/CQCProf & for public - https://twitter.com/CareQualityComm All of our podcasts are available with subtitles on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEwLzOd_XW-Ln4XXrojFDRHdpwIQI3dFm

  1. Smiling matters: oral health in care homes

    11/24/2023

    Smiling matters: oral health in care homes

    In this episode, we reflect on our recent reports into oral health in care homes. We published 'Smiling matters: oral health care in care homes' in 2019, and followed up with a progress report in 2023. Reflecting on the findings of the reports, our guests discuss the importance of oral health; explore ways to improve the experience for people living in care homes; and talk through ways of creating better connections between dental professionals, commissioners, and care homes. Dr David Shiers, a guest in this episode, is an expert advisor to the NICE centre for guidelines and views expressed are personal and not those of NICE. Resources mentioned during the episode: The original smiling matters report: https://www.cqc.org.uk/publications/major-report/smiling-matters-oral-health-care-care-homes The smiling matters progress report: https://www.cqc.org.uk/publications/smiling-matters-oral-health-care-homes-progress-report Right to Smile statement: bit.ly/3nZCYeD CQC Dental mythbuster 40 - Caring for people with dementia in a dental practice: https://www.cqc.org.uk/guidance-providers/dentists/dental-mythbuster-40-caring-people-dementia CQC Dental mythbuster 24 - Medical resuscitation equipment for domiciliary dental care: https://www.cqc.org.uk/guidance-providers/dentists/dental-mythbuster-24-medical-resuscitation-equipment-domiciliary-dental Share your thoughts in our CitizenLab project: https://cqc.citizenlab.co/en-GB/projects/smiling-matters

    35 min

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We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and we encourage care services to improve. We will be sharing podcasts and other audio content through this channel. Website: https://www.cqc.org.uk/ Twitter: For providers & professionals - https://twitter.com/CQCProf & for public - https://twitter.com/CareQualityComm All of our podcasts are available with subtitles on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEwLzOd_XW-Ln4XXrojFDRHdpwIQI3dFm