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A North East oral health programme in residential care homes to implement Care Quality Commission and NICE NG48 guidelines

BDJ In Practice volume 36, pages 26–28 (2023)Cite this article

  • The North East dental public health led Caring 4 your Smile programme appears to have had an impact on the implementation of NG48 NICE guidance.

  • Leadership and collaboration from local authorities was crucial to engage with care home mangers and implement NG48 NICE guidance.

  • Engaging care home managers in co-production of resources and to act as peer champions brought credibility and ensured best practice was identified and shared within the local care home community.

The North East dental public health led Caring 4 your Smile programme appears to have had an impact on the implementation of NG48 NICE guidance.

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  1. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Oral health for adults in care homes. NICE guideline NG48. 2016. Online information available at: www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng48 (accessed June 2023).

  2. Care Quality Commission. Smiling matters oral health care in care homes. 2019. Online information available at: www.cqc.org.uk/publications/major-report/smiling-matters-oral-health-care-care-homes (accessed June 2023).

  3. Care Quality Commission. Smiling matters Oral health care in care homes - progress report. 2023. Online information available at: www.cqc.org.uk/publications/smiling-matters-oral-health-care-homes-progress-report (accessed June 2023).

  4. Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. Delivering better oral health: an evidence-based toolkit for prevention. 2021. Online information available at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/delivering-better-oral-health-an-evidence-based-toolkit-for-prevention (accessed June 2023).

  5. Public Health Scotland. Caring for Smiles Guide for care homes. 2021. Online information available at: www.scottishdental.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Caring-for-smiles-Guide-for-Care-Homes-2020.pdf (accessed June 2023).

  6. Public Health England. Oral health toolkit for adults in care homes. 2020. Online information available at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-oral-health-in-care-homes-toolkit/oral-health-toolkit-for-adults-in-care-homes (accessed June 2023).

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Oral Health Promotion Teams from: North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

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  1. NHS England – North East and Yorkshire, Darlington, United Kingdom

    Kamini Shah

  2. County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, Darlington, United Kingdom

    Danielle Wright

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Shah, K., Wright, D. A North East oral health programme in residential care homes to implement Care Quality Commission and NICE NG48 guidelines. BDJ In Pract 36, 26–28 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41404-023-2041-7

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