The National Oral Health Improvement Programmes
Here you can learn more about the national oral health improvement programmes, helping children, adults, and older people achieve better oral health outcomes.
On these pages you can access guidance and resources for all the oral health programmes across the life course.
Childsmile
NHS Public Services Delivery Scotland provides national training in the Childsmile Programme, helping staff to improve the oral health of children. This allows the sharing of information, good practice, encourages discussions and partnership working.
Better oral health for dependant older people
This is Scotland's national oral health promotion, training and support programme, which aims to improve the oral health of dependent older people, particularly those living in care homes.
Better oral health for adults with additional care needs
This is an oral health improvement programme for adults aged 16-64 who require support with daily oral care as a result of a physical, cognitive, medical or mental health condition. Adults with additional care needs often face challenges to maintaining good oral health.
Better oral health for people with experience of the justice system
This is an evidence-informed oral health promotion resource. It has been compiled under expert guidance and is designed to enable health professionals, prison staff and support workers to meet the specific oral health needs of offender populations in Scotland. Its overall purpose is to raise awareness of the key factors that affect oral health and provide core motivational interviewing skills that can be used to support an oral health brief intervention tailored to offenders.
Better oral health for people experiencing homelessness
This programme is for Health and Social Care professionals, including Third Sector Organisations who are interested in improving oral health of homelsss people through delivering training to staff working directly with people experiencing homlessness.