Award Winning Training in Oral Health Care

Our goal is to raise the standard of mouth care in care homes through knowledge and support.

Unlimited Training Plan

Oral Champion Course

Train the Trainer Course

2hrs Oral Care Training

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Access Unlimited Oral Care Training
Live Webinar Oral Care Training held every Tuesday 10am & 6pm

Knowledge Oral Healthcare understand the difficulties care providers face with high staff turnover, making training hard to implement. By enrolling on our Mouth Care Training Plan, your care home will receive unlimited Oral Care Training plus total support from our dental team.

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2hrs Oral Care Training Sessions
Every Tuesday 10am & 6pm
Our Oral Care Training is comprehensive without being complex to suit all team members
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"Great training very informative delivered at a good pace, good material sent to accompany the course as well . Thank you"

In-house Trainer

Bonehill Lodge CH

Mouthcare Management for People with Dysphagia

Staff understandably can get nervous when delivering mouth care to someone with swallow difficulties.

Autism. Consider using a non foaming, mild flavour toothpaste.

Many people on the autism spectrum sense the world differently to other people, they have difficulty processing everyday sensory informmation.

Untreated dental decay is totally preventable.

Untreated dental decay is the most common health condition worldwide and it's totally preventable!!

Mouthcare for Patients with or suspected with COVID-19

As essential oral hygiene practices become recognised more widely as a priority area, I would like to share with you the Public Health England Guidance 'Mouthcare for patients with COIVD-19 or suspected COVID-19' which ia a guide for staff more

How Frequently Should Mouth Care Be Carried out in End of Life?

Find out how often mouth care should be carried out in end of life.

Mouth Ulcers are often painful and can interfere with eating

The main symptom of mouth ulcers is typically pain! Some ulcers can be so severe that they can interfere with eating causing problems with inadequate nutrition. more

There is a difference between coloured swabs.

Find out the difference between sponge swabs

What should I do if someone refuses mouth care?

Unfortunately as people advance with dementia they often become more resistant to mouth care. Admittedly, providing good oral care for residents that are uncooperative can be

How to combat bad breath with green tea

How to combat bad breath with green tea.

Mouthcare for people with Parkinson's Disease

Evidence based recommendations

Alzheimer's could be caused by bacteria from the mouth.

HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED THAT ALZHEIMERS COULD HAVE AN INFECTIOUS CAUSE! This alarming hypothesis is being supported by a growing number of scientific studies.

For residents that have a restless night ...

Dry Mouth

Oral care if often overlooked in the end of life.

Oral health is often neglected at the end of life as mouth hygiene practices may be forgotten or eliminated, this can contribute to halitosis and can impact on contact with friends and family members avoiding loved one due to bad breath and worsening a person’s isolation.

Denture Care Advice for Care Homes

Denture care advice for care homes

Why you can't afford to ignore Oral Health

In care homes pneumonia is the second most common infection after urinary tract infection, and the leading cause of death among the elderly

Spit don't rinse after tooth brushing.

Caregivers that are reading this will have noticed the amount of residents they assist with tooth brushing that present with broken teeth. Have you ever wondered why?

Should I disinfect my toothbrush after an illness?

It is not necessary to throw your toothbrush away or disinfect it if you are sick as you are unlikely to re-infect yourself.

Denture cleaning products

Firstly could I just point out that if you read the instructions on a denture cleaning product, it states that dentures should be soaked for 20minutes in other words NOT overnight.

Destroying COVID-19 in the mouth

Reducing the spread of COVID-19 respiratory droplets from the mouth

Denture wearing during sleep doubles the risk of pneumonia

Wearing dentures continually, and especially at night when salivary flow naturally diminishes, often results in a condition called denture stomatitis, the palate becomes reddened, inflamed and infected with yeast. If left unchecked can become serious and therefore guidelines for optimal denture care are important.

Mouthwash could potentially prevent the development of lung disease.

preventing development of lung disease.

Peeling of the inner lining of the lip area

Have you noticed the inner lining of your lip area peeling and wondered why?

Mouthwash kills virus in laboratory study

"Oral health must be prioritized as a tool again coronavirus"

Why we advise that care providers get feedback

in CQCs new inspection methodology they have developed SIX categories of evidence which they will use when carrying out an assessment. The first category is 'People's experiences of health and care services.

Who we've helped raise the standard of mouth care