Oral Health (Training)

Provider

LEAP – Oral Health Team

Contact information

LEAP's Oral Health Training (CPD accredited) aims to provide practitioners with evidence-based oral health messages.

By attending the training, we hope that practitioners will gain:

A better understanding of current evidence-based oral health messages.
Strengthened knowledge on free sugars in food and drinks.
Strategies to support oral health for babies and children.
Increased knowledge on fluoride varnish and Dental Check By One campaign

Who is the training for?

This free training is aimed at early years practitioners who work with children aged 0-3 years in Lambeth.

Focus of the training

This training will enable practitioners to give consistent messages and advice to local families regarding oral health.

Problem being addressed

Oral health is an important part of general wellbeing. When children have poor oral health, it can affect their ability to sleep, eat, speak and play. Poor oral health can also mean that children may have to take time off nursery or school because they are in pain or need treatment.

Tooth decay is the most common disease affecting children. By five years old, nearly a quarter of children have tooth decay, with an average of three teeth affected.

Tooth decay is the most common reason for hospital admission for children aged five to nine years old.

Date of training session	Participants
27 September 9.30-11.00 @Liz Atkinson CC	Open to all
6th December 9.30-11.00 @Liz Atkinson CC	Open to all

What is the offer to practitioners?

Free oral health training.

Wider LEAP services linked to this area

Oral Health Supervised Toothbrushing, CAN, Healthy Living Platform, Breastfeeding peer support, Family Nutrition Service

How do I take part?

Sign up through LEAP’s eventbrite page

Or, to find out more please contact LEAP Early Childhood Workforce Officer Angharad Lewis on alewis@ncb.org.uk or at 07377 665460.

Oral Health Training