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This is an evidence based toolkit to support dental teams in improving their patient’s oral and general health.
This guidance is issued jointly by the Department of Health and Social…
Documents to help local authorities and providers commission and deliver maternal and child public health services from preconception up to 24 years.
Executive summary Care continuity between midwifery and health visiting…
This guide sets out details of a modernised health visiting and school…
Purpose This guidance has been developed for health visitors, school…
The foundations for virtually every aspect of human development, including…
Mental health problems in the perinatal period are very common, affecting…
Breastfeeding is an important public health priority. Supporting families…
In 2016, the Government launched Childhood Obesity: A Plan for Action.…
On average, annually 55 children under the age of 5 die due to an…
Health visitors have an important role in leading the delivery of the…
Children and young people’s mental and emotional wellbeing is a…
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners
A toolkit to support commissioning of supervised tooth brushing programmes in early years settings and schools.
Resources to help primary care practitioners promote the appropriate use of antibiotics in dental care.
Commissioning better oral health for children and young people.
Protocol and documents that fieldworkers should use to collect oral health information for the survey of 5 year old children for the academic year 2023 to 2024.
To help health professionals, paid social care staff and family members to support someone with learning disabilities to get good oral care.
Resources to support local authorities investing in the local commissioning of oral health improvement programmes for pre-school children.
General guidance for undertaking oral health surveys.
Description of the methods used to develop the guideline 'Delivering better oral health: an evidence based toolkit for dental teams'.
Evidence and guidance to help healthcare professionals improve child oral health.
This report alerts dental teams to take immediate and sustained action to reduce the carbon footprint of their businesses.
Toolkit to help with the implementation of NICE guidelines for improving the oral health of adults in care homes.
Information for NHS and public health professionals focusing on the life course approach which aims to give people fairer life chances.
This model of care provides professionals with guidance to support access to NHS dentists.
Training tools providing evidence-based healthy weight messages for the public health workforce to use in discussions with children, young people and families.
This resource outlines how health professionals can help prevent tooth decay in children under 5.
A summary of the oral health surveys of older people in England and Wales to date.
Protocol and documents fieldworkers should use to collect oral health information for the survey of children in year 6 for the academic year 2022 to 2023.
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