Worcestershire Oral Health

12/11/2025

Today is .

Tomorrow is , and as well as having fun while you , it's also the perfect time to show your support for mouth cancer awareness.

Remember to check your mouth for non-healing mouth ulcers, red and white patches, and unusual lumps or swellings.

The more awareness we can spread, the more likely it is that cancer will be caught early.

11/11/2025

It's Mouth Cancer Action Month.

Among those we surveyed, tongue cancer is the most common type of mouth cancer, making up almost two thirds of patients.

This data is taken from our mouth cancer patient survey. You can read the complete survey online.
https://ow.ly/kBAV50XlAJr

30/10/2025

Well done to the 7 Care Homes that attended their Oral Health Champion Training today.

This training helped staff to:

🦷Understand why good oral health is important.

🦷Have an awareness of the improving oral health NICE guidance and CQC requirements for care homes.

🦷Understand the causes of dental diseases and how to prevent them.

🦷Increase their confidence in carrying out a mouth care assessment on a resident.

🦷Support residents with their daily mouth care.

If your Care Home is in Worcestershire and interested in attending Oral Health Champion Training, please contact whcnhs.worcestershireoralhealth@nhs.net

22/09/2025

Well done to Holyoakes Field First School and Nursery who had their supervised toothbrushing training last week and are now part of the Smile Squad team. The team in Nursery are very excited to start Supervised Toothbrushing after half term.

Supervised toothbrushing is an evidence-based initiative across 30 selected Nurseries in Worcestershire that helps support children to brush their teeth at Nursery and at home.

16/09/2025

Well done to the 31 staff members across all the Worcestershire Family Hubs who attended today’s online oral health training session.

The session focused on helping teams to better support families in improving their oral health. Your engagement and commitment to promoting healthier smiles is truly appreciated! 😁

21/08/2025

Well done to the 6 Care Homes that attended their Oral Health Champion Training today.

This training helped staff to:

🦷Understand why good oral health is important.

🦷Have an awareness of the improving oral health NICE guidance and CQC requirements for care homes.

🦷Understand the causes of dental diseases and how to prevent them.

🦷Increase their confidence in carrying out a mouth care assessment on a resident.

🦷Support residents with their daily mouth care.

If your Care Home is in Worcestershire and interested in attending Oral Health Champion Training, please contact whcnhs.worcestershireoralhealth@nhs.net .