Good oral health contributes significantly to our seniors’ well-being as they can savour the food they love. As Community Care staff, raising your knowledge in oral health can help you proactively address potential health issues, promote preventative care, and guide clients towards optimal wellness.
SingHealth Community Hospitals Office of Learning (SCHOOL) targets to help Community Care organisations (CCOs) to level up the competencies of both healthcare and non-healthcare staffs. A 60-minute e-courseware has been loaded onto the Community Care Learning Management System (CCLMS) to offer free training to any CCO staff who wishes to pick up this new knowledge.
For those who wishes to learn more, SCHOOL has partnered National Dental Centre (NDC) to offer the following courses under the AIC Learning Network:
Common Dental Conditions (Basic)
This complimentary module equips non-dental healthcare professionals with the foundational knowledge to define the importance of oral health, identify the dental anatomy, common dental conditions and the cause of the common dental conditions.
At the end of the course, participants should be able to:
- Identify and prevent common oral conditions
- Utilise Oral Health Assessment Tool to highlight patient’s oral needs and referral
- Identify basic steps of comprehensive oral hygiene care in normal adults
- Recognise modified oral hygiene care for adults with special medical conditions
Full Course Fee: Free
Duration: 1 hour (e-learning).
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Oral Health Education Programme (OHEP)
This Oral Health Education Program (OHEP) is a hybrid online and onsite programme designed to provide oral health training to non-dental professionals in healthcare institutions. Improvements in oral hygiene have consistently been shown to significantly reduce the incidence of aspiration pneumonia — an infection that has high morbidity and mortality rates in the elderly.
At the end of the course, participants should be able to:
- Identify and prevent common oral conditions
- Utilise Oral Health Assessment Tool to highlight patient’s oral needs and referral
- Identify basic steps of comprehensive oral hygiene care in normal adults
- Recognise modified oral hygiene care for adults with special medical conditions
Full Course Fee: $250.00 (before GST)
Duration: 5 hours (Blended)
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For more training, upskilling, and reskilling courses under SCHOOL, visit the AIC CCLMS Marketplace. For further inquiries, please contact SCHOOL via email at ask@singhealthacademy.edu.sg.
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