We have been recognised as an endorsed provider from Skills for Care, earning the prestigious distinction as a Centre of Excellence within training and health & social care.
Oral care for special needs groups can be difficult to provide. Understanding the special considerations involved in looking after someone's teeth is vital. This course gives you the knowledge and skills to help special groups in caring for their teeth and oral cavity.
The course covers general oral care and looks at special groups such as the elderly, Dementia patients and people with learning difficulties. This online course offers practical skills, guidance and advice to increase your confidence in caring for these individuals. Through a series of videos, we will look at how to maintain someones oral health and overcome barriers you may face.
You will have the opportunity to test your knowledge throughout with short questions and consolidate your knowledge with a test at the end of the course.
This course comes with 2.0 hours of CPD, although the time to complete the course online may be less than this. Total course time includes 1 hour and 3 minutes of video training as well as knowledge reviews, final test, remedial help and reviewing downloaded material.
The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.
For details of the contents of the online course please visit our Oral Care training site.
