FREE Lunch & Learn Webinar: Top tips to making your practice more dementia friendly (SOWEB201125)

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SubjectDementia Awareness
DescriptionThis short course looks at what dementia is and considers the modifications needed in the dental environment to aid the treatment of patients affected by dementia, their families and carers. GDC development outcomes C, D.
Additional information

Speaker Katy Kerr

Katy was a Senior Dental Officer with Berkshire Community Dental Service and has always had a special interest in quality in healthcare, helping to develop systems for clinical audit within the profession. She has trained extensively about the impact of poor oral health for older people in residential and hospital settings, and generated the content for the e-learning package, “Improving mouth care", hosted on E-Learning for Health, Katy currently chairs the Dementia Friendly Dentistry Group. She is passionate about improving access for people with dementia to visit the dentist and is working to support the establishment of dementia friendly dental care environments. She was the project lead for the dementia awareness film, “The Appointment” now hosted on the national NHSE website as part of dementia training for all health professionals. Katy was a member of the External Expert Advisory Group for the 2019 CQC report, Smiling Matters, on oral health in care homes and developed training resources for the Public Health England toolkit: Adult Oral Health in Care Homes, to address the findings in the report.

VenueWebinar- Virtual Event. Please do not attend a venue., Southampton - Southampton  View details
Date & timeThursday 20 November 2025, 13:00 to 13:45
LecturerKaty Kerr  View details
Target audience

Recommended to all

Development outcomeNo development outcome
Course styleLecture
Core topicNo core topic
CPD hours0:45
CostNo charge (£20.00 surcharge for users whose user group is non-nhs dentist)
Aims

The overall aim is aligned with Government health policy that enables older people to remain independent for longer by providing preventative oral healthcare and access to treatment that is appropriate for the individual.

Objectives

Explain what is meant by the term dementia and why early diagnosis is important to the individual, families and society.

Discuss The Dementia Care Pathway

Explain the potential impact on dental treatment. Discuss tips on how to treat people living with dementia including modification of the practice environment and patient management.

Learning outcomes

Demonstrate recognition of the needs of older people including those living with dementia so as to provide safe, dignified and compassionate care.

Make adjustments to practice to support older people including those living with dementia by assisting the development of supportive care environments.