Guidance

Oral care and people with learning disabilities

To help health professionals, paid social care staff and family members to support someone with learning disabilities to get good oral care.

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Oral care and people with learning disabilities

Easy-read dental summary

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This contains information about oral care and dental treatment for people with learning disabilities. It aims to help staff in dental teams to provide services that are accessible to people with learning disabilities. There is information about how learning disability staff can support this. It is also intended to be of use to family carers and paid supporters who help someone with their daily oral care and with accessing dental services.

Updates to this page

Published 6 March 2019
Last updated 19 November 2019 + show all updates
  1. Updated 'Oral care and people with learning disabilities' with link to 'Dental charges' resource.

  2. First published.

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