Oral Health Improvement
Key contacts
Karen Tosh, Public Health Practitioner – Advanced (Chair)
Who are we?
A group of Dental and Health Improvement professionals involved in the implementation and delivery of oral health improvement across Grampian.
What do we do?
We are responsible for the Grampian-wide strategic delivery of oral health improvement to support the delivery of the NHS Grampian Dental Plan 2016-2022. The group provides leadership and a forum for discussion for oral and dental health improvement development and strategic planning across Grampian, in partnership with both Dental and Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) colleagues.
Priorities
- Oral health improvement programmes (Childsmile; Caring for Smiles; Smile4Life; Mouth Matter)
- Deprived and vulnerable populations
- Oral Cancer Awareness
- Preventive initiatives in clinical pathways
- Influence policies on advertising, promoting and labelling of sugary foods and drinks
- NHS Dental Registration
- Information to support prevention, self care and management
- Open Wide
- Let’s Talk about Mouth Cancer campaign