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Improving the Oral Health
of Children
Developing best practice in the acute hospital setting
James RobinsonEquality and Inclusion Facilitator
Alison FenwickDental Therapist
Royal Hospital for Sick ChildrenLothian University Hospitals
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Scotland’s Dental Health Inspection 2003 Dental Health Service Research Unit, University of Dundee
Degree of Dental Health by Health Board
• Each year over 250,000 teeth are extracted from Scottish school children
• Dental extraction is the largest single reason for children receiving general anaesthesia in hospital
• By age 14 years 68% of Scottish school children have decay in their adult teeth
Scotland’s Dental Health Inspection 2003 Dental Health Service Research Unit, University of Dundee
Based on 98% of 10,080 children surveyed
Dental health shows clear linkages with deprivation levels
Actions to improve dental health
• Great deal of effort to encourage good dental health
• Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
• Community based
• Schools
Best practice statement for oral health care in hospital setting
• Joint effort to encourage and support action by hospital staff
• Brings together staff from the three Scottish Children’s hospitals
• Edinburgh• Glasgow• Aberdeen
Children’s unit of a major teaching hospital, Dundee Children’s unit of a district general hospital, Livingston University of Dundee, Dental Health Service Research Unit Public health practitioners
http://www.sign.ac.uk/pdf/sign47.pdf
Best practice statement for oral health care in hospital setting
Best practice statement for oral health care in hospital setting
Screening programme as part of admission procedure
Encouraging healthier drink choices
Best practice statement for oral health care in hospital setting
Encouraging healthier eating choices
Best practice statement for oral health care in hospital setting
Encouraging family members to use alternative rewards and gifts
NHS Grampian ‘Toothnology’ campaign
Best practice statement for oral health care in hospital setting