Enhanced Skills Practitioners - Domiciliary Care

Attend online facilitated session

NES will host an interactive online meeting where you will meet our subject matter experts from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

NES deliver their education using Microsoft Teams. 

The admin team will issue a link to your meeting in the run up to the event. This will be delivered in an email. 

It is important that you get the best learning experience when joining online, here are some tips to help prepare for you online session.

• Please join the meeting from a laptop/ desktop computer to ensure you can access all functions of teams. 
• We recommend to plan the use of a quiet space.
• You will be expected to have your camera on throughout the duration of the meeting.
• You are expected to interact when prompted.
• The facilitator will do an audio check when you enter the online meeting space.
• Technical support will be available prior to, and during the event.

Aim of the session 

An introduction to dealing with the challenges in providing dental treatment for the growing number of older people in the population.  Discussion of challenging prosthodontics cases and the implications of more patients retaining natural teeth into older age.

Intended Learning outcomes

1. Describe the challenges posed in providing dental care for an ageing population. 
2. Discuss issues to be taken into account when planning dental treatment for older people, including those people with dementia.