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Dental nurses polish up fluoride varnishing skills
18th Sep 2009
Dental nurses with chief dental officer Barry Cockcroft
The first wave of dental nurses to achieve the certificate in oral health and application of fluoride varnish were presented with their awards by the chief dental officer (CDO) Barry Cockcroft .
The awards ceremony was held in Rochdale and Leslie Mort, executive director for primary and community care in Heywood Middleton and Rochdale, said: ‘Following the success of this programme, our nurses will be able to positively contribute towards improving the oral health of patients in the borough with advice on oral health and the application of fluoride varnish.'
The course is the result of an innovative partnership between North Western Deanery, the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and Colgate in producing a portable university-accredited course for registered dental nurses to deliver evidence-based oral health advice and apply fluoride varnish.
Heywood Middleton and Rochdale PCT commissioned this course as part of their workforce development initiative within their local PCT.
CDO Barry Cockcroft offered his congratulations to all those involved.
He said: ‘The two main forms of dental disease, periodontal disease and caries, are almost 100% preventable by patient action; this programme, which includes evidence-based oral health advice, delivered by Dental Nurses, will help patients along that path. The application of fluoride varnish is one of the most effective, evidence based measures of preventing decay; this additional training is allowing the competencies of Dental Nurses to grow into a much greater role of preventing dental disease.'
Rebecca Craven, consultant in Dental Public Health for NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale, gave a presentation on the background to the scheme, highlighting the need for prevention within the local population.
This course is open to registered dental nurses in current employment with the support of their employer and PCT.
For further information within Cumbria and Lancashire contact UCLan course enquires on 01772 892400.
For all other areas outside Cumbria and Lancashire, please contact the portable training team on 0161 665 2882.
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