Raising Standards - Team Development in Delivering Diet Advice and Nutrition (SOWEB040925)

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SubjectWorkforce Development
DescriptionTo help members of the dental team to take a holistic view when discussing a patient’s nutritional needs.
Additional information

Katy Kerr BDS DDPH RCS (Eng) PGCertCE. Associate Postgraduate Dental Dean Workforce, NHSE Workforce Training & Education Directorate (WT&E) working across the South East (formerly HEE). Katy was part of the national training group that developed training resources to support the Starting Well programme. She generated training and gave support to the practices that have taken part in Starting Well Programme in Slough and developed the supervised toothbrushing toolkit that was then adopted by the local Oral Health Promotion Team.

This webinar is suitable for entire dental team, will be delivered via MS Teams and an email with joining instructions and a short a guide to remote learning will be sent to you at least 24 hours before the course starts. Please log in early to check your IT supports MS Teams and check that your microphone is off but your camera is on (you can upload a background of your choice for privacy) signing in using your Deanery registered name helps us to confirm your attendance.

Logging onto to Webinar will be from 12:50.

Please email the organising Tutor if you have any questions prior to the webinar at Georgina-Sarah.Worsfold@nhs.net

The programme will start promptly at 13:00 finishing by 14:00.

VenueWebinar- Virtual Event. Please do not attend a venue., Southampton - Southampton  View details
Date & timeThursday 4 September 2025, 13:00 to 14:00
LecturerKaty Kerr  View details
Target audience

Recommended to all

Development outcomeB, D
Course styleLecture
Core topicNo core topic
CPD hours1:00
CostNo charge (£20.00 surcharge for users whose user group is non-nhs dentist)
Aims

To understand the importance of giving clear and consistent preventative advice that is aligned to current dietary guidelines.

Objectives

The course will discuss themes regarding:

  • The Eatwell Guide and portion size
  • Infant feeding and weaning
  • Food and drinks for children
  • Nutrition and the older person
  • Tailoring oral health messages
Learning outcomes

By the end of this session, delegates should be able to deliver oral health messages to patients with greater confidence in line with current guidance.