North West Oral Health Network Conference 2022: Focus on Community- Improving Oral Health (NW220928A)

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This year's focus will be on improving oral health with the community. Come and hear experts in their field provide advice on:

• Evaluating Data
• Aspiration Pneumonia
• Communication

At the moment places are only open to current Members.

MEMBERSHIP ENQUIRIES ONLY: To become a member of the Oral Health Network please contact Cecilia Jaques on 01257 245409 or via email at cecilia.jaques@lthtr.nhs.uk

​*Please note this course is fully subsidised, if you fail to attend this session without giving 2 weeks notice you will be charged a cancellation fee of £35.*

Registration will begin at 9am

Catering

A selection of vegetarian/non vegetarian options will be made available, however please be aware that we are unable to cater for special dietary requirements such as Gluten Free, Nut Allergy, Vegan. We therefore suggest that delegates bring their own food if you have a specialist requirement.

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Dental Education Reform Update

Provide a brief update on the Dental Education Reform Programme

Knowing & Showing what works: embedding evaluation into practice

To provide healthcare professionals with the knowledge to include research and evaluation within their practice.

Encouraging and Supporting Oral Health Needs in Patients with Learning Disability & Autism

To understand additional support needs when encouraging oral hygiene with patients with learning disability and autism

Dysphagia and it's effects on oral health

The presentation aims to increase the attendees knowledge regarding oral care in the acute setting and also the effects of dysphagia on oral health.

Communicating with Impact: Tools to effectively influence

To discover how to utilise your body, voice and words to optimize your influencing skills.

Other subjects TBC

Dental Education Reform Update

• Recognise the principles and current progress of the DERP programme

 Knowing & Showing what works: embedding evaluation into practice

• Outline appropriate research designs for evaluating practice
• Consider ethical issues for research with patients
• Outline methods for data collection and analysis

Encouraging and Supporting Oral Health Needs in Patients with Learning Disability & Autism

• Explore dental passports, communication aids, sensory needs and behaviour that challenges

Dysphagia and it's effects on oral health

• Gain information regarding maintaining oral health in the acute inpatient setting
• Increase awareness of the effects of dysphagia on oral health

Communicating with Impact: Tools to effectively influence

• Discover how to create vocal and physical impact in online and face to face communications
• Practise being more succinct in your verbal communication
• Explore how to give yourself thinking space when answering challenging questions
• Define to use your words to inspire and influence different stakeholders
• Develop your listening skills in order to impact overall influence
• Recognise the habits that are already effective, so that participants can be more deliberate with them

Other subjects TBC

Dental Education Reform Update

Following the session delegates will have a better understanding of the programme and it's current progress.

Knowing & Showing what works: embedding evaluation into practice

Attendees will:

• understand the minimum research design requirements for evaluation
• know when it is appropriate to seek ethical approval for research
• will have a basic understanding of some appropriate statistical methods

Encouraging and Supporting Oral Health Needs in Patients with Learning Disability & Autism

Following the session delegates will take away practical ideas of how to supporting oral hygiene with patients with learning disability and autism.

Dysphagia and it's effects on oral health

Following the session participants will have increased insight into the management of oral health in an inpatient acute setting and the appreciate the effects of dysphagia on oral health.

Communicating with Impact: Tools to effectively influence

Following the session participants will have a greater awareness leading to greater control over physical, verbal and vocal delivery of message.

Other subjects TBC