Worcestershire Oral Health

25/12/2025

Worcestershire Community Dental Services would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

24/12/2025

We will be running Urgent Dental care clinics throughout the festive period. If you have a dental emergency such as pain not controlled with pain relief, a swelling in the mouth or trauma please contact 111 on the weekend and bank holidays, or from 22nd-24th December, and 29th -31st December from 9AM-12PM please call the Urgent Dental Care triage line.

23/12/2025

~You Should Spit, Not Rinse~
WHY:
1. Keeps Fluoride on Your Teeth Longer
Rinsing washes away the fluoride that strengthens Why enamel. Leaving a thin layer on your teeth gives extra protection.
2. Boosts Cavity Prevention
Fluoride continues to work after brushing, helping remineralise enamel and fight decay.

22/12/2025

Brush your teeth twice a day, once anytime during the day and most importantly last thing before bed. Last thing before bed is very important as your Saliva Flow reduces at Night. Salvia helps naturally protect your teeth when reduced your teeth become more vulnerable to bacteria.

19/12/2025

We will be running Urgent Dental care clinics throughout the festive period. If you have a dental emergency such as pain not controlled with pain relief, a swelling in the mouth or trauma please contact 111 on the weekend and bank holidays, or from 22th-24th December, and 29th -31st December from 9AM-12PM please call the Urgent Dental Care triage line.

16/12/2025

Well done to The Reception team at St George's CE First School in Redditch, for completing their supervised toothbrushing training this week!

The Nursery team already runs supervised toothbrushing, and now Reception is excited to start in 2026.

Supervised toothbrushing is an evidence-based programme in selected schools and nurseries across Worcestershire. It helps children brush their teeth at nursery or school and at home and it reduces tooth decay 🦷😁

15/12/2025

Well done to Oasis Academy School in Warndon, Reception team for completing their supervised toothbrushing training last week!

Reception is excited to start in 2026.

Supervised toothbrushing is an evidence-based programme in selected schools and nurseries across Worcestershire. It helps children brush their teeth at nursery or school and at home and it reduces tooth decay 🦷😁

11/12/2025

Well done to Carnforth School Reception team for completing their supervised toothbrushing training last week!

The Nursery team already runs supervised toothbrushing, and now Reception is excited to start in 2026.

Supervised toothbrushing is an evidence-based programme in selected schools and nurseries across Worcestershire. It helps children brush their teeth at nursery or school and at home and it reduces tooth decay 🦷😁

02/12/2025

Well done to Hollymount School Reception team for completing their supervised toothbrushing training last month!

The Nursery team already runs supervised toothbrushing, and now Reception is excited to start in 2026.

Supervised toothbrushing is an evidence-based programme in selected schools and nurseries across Worcestershire. It helps children brush their teeth at nursery or school and at home and it reduced tooth decay 🦷😁

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