Oral Champion Training
Train a member of your team to lead better oral healthcare and support colleagues to get mouth care right. CQC's Smiling Matters report recommends an Oral Champion in every care home.
What will your Oral Champion learn?
Lead with confidence
Understand the Oral Champion role and how to support colleagues.
Improve everyday mouth care
Practical approaches to delivering effective oral healthcare.
Recognise problems early
Understand the impact of poor oral health and what to look out for.
Support people who resist care
Practical strategies for care-resistant behaviour.
Assessments & standards
Build confidence with oral health assessments and quality standards.
Know what to recommend
Appropriate mouth-care products, including palliative and end-of-life care.
What champions say
“Very enlightening. Packed with so much practical knowledge, insight and real-life application that I could begin using immediately. Well structured, engaging and easy to follow, yet rich in depth and value.”
“The experience was excellent. Very well organised and the training was extremely good — very clear communication and making sure we understood everything and the skills to improve oral hygiene in care homes.”
“I've recently become an oral health care champion. This course put everything in perspective, identified my role and guided me through the knowledge and responsibilities I needed. I'd recommend it to anybody exploring this role.”
“Extremely useful information, would recommend attending. You have the opportunity to ask questions and advice which helps.”
Apply for the next cohort
Nominate your member of staff and choose an upcoming live date.