Welcome to NHS Education for Scotland Childsmile Training
House Keeping and Ground Rules Fire alarm/escape route/toilets Comfort breaks Lunch Register Confidentiality Respect Engage in learning experience
Training Requirements Dental Nurses must be registered with the GDC. If not registered or registration has lapsed it is not legal for a dental nurse to practice within dentistry or within a EDDN capacity within the Childsmile Programme.
Training Requirements Mandatory to attend 6 days of training Days missed rebook onto course Date of return for Training Portfolio Presentation slides on NES website: www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/education-and-training/bydiscipline/dentistry/areas-of-education/oral-health-improvement
Re Booking Information Administration: pamela.rodgers@nes.scot.nhs.uk Tel: 0141 531 2638
Qualification The Theory elements of the course is credit rated by SQA at SCQF level 7 with 6 credit points. Clinical application of fluoride varnish is credit rated level 8 with 2 credit points Professional & Personal Development Confidence in assignments completion Motivation for further education Enhance Career
Time Limit Ensures standards are met Consolidates learning Opportunity of credit pass
Training Portfolio Overall training portfolio to achieve a pass mark 248/500 (Open Book Assignment/OSCE will contribute towards pass mark) Overall credit pass achieves a minimum of 70% or more in each module (Open Book Assignment/OSCE not included in credit pass mark).
Time Limit Non return of Training Portfolio will result in fail and educational closure Extensions will only be granted in exceptional circumstance and must be applied for in writing by letter or email to tutor 7 days prior to closing date for portfolio return. A maximum time limit of 21days. No credit pass E-mail address to submit portfolio/request extension/queries is Childsmile@nes.scot.nhs.uk
Portfolio Return Down load your portfolio from your portal account and save to your computer All answers should be typed as one continues document following each question - otherwise it will be rejected Do not use large graphics in portfolio To email your portfolio you should zip the file by right clicking and choosing - send to zip NES aim to mark portfolios within 30 days of submission. Once marked you will receive comments sheets and certificate via email It is your responsibility to print off certificate
Plagiarism If you submit work that is not your own, without referencing or letting the marker know, you are committing plagiarism This will result in Educational Closure and a failure letter will be issued to you.
Training Payments to General Dental Practices On completion of training the Dental Nurse will receive an email stating the Childsmile Training Claim Form is available to be completed. The next time DN logs into Portal the "ibooklet" menu will have an additional option which will allow DN to complete the Childsmile Training Claim Form asking them to verify training attendance and give contact details of the Dental Practice. Once the from has been completed and returned to NES, this information will be forwarded to Practitioner Services and the Practice will receive 540.00 remuneration in monthly Schedule for releasing the Dental Nurses onto training. www.portal.scot.nhs.uk
Learning outcomes At the end of the session the participants will be able to: Describe the role of dental public health Discuss the National Dental Inspection Programme Explain the different elements of the Childsmile Programme
Session outline Icebreaker Activity 1 childhood dental experience / feedback Dental public health and policy context Overview of Childsmile programme/policy Group discussion - programme characteristics / feedback Resources for use within programme Conclusion
Group Discussion Work with your group and discuss a childhood dental experience, write down key words that could reflect your feelings.
Dental Public Health The science and practice of preventing oral diseases, promoting oral health and improving quality of life through the organised efforts of society. ( Blanaid et al, 2002).
Establish Increase Ensure Empower An Action Plan for Improving Oral Health and Modernising NHS Dental Services in Scotland
Policy Context Better Health Better Care (Scottish Government 2007) Equally Well: Report of the Ministerial Task Force (Scottish Government 2008 Early Years Framework (Scottish Government 2008) Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) (Scottish Government 2008)
Information Services Division Links to Childsmile (ISD) Data linkage for evaluation and service development. Dentists' Childsmile payment analysis. Monitoring of Childsmile Core activity. Comprehensive management of data used to monitor NHS boards' progress against targets Collaboration with the National Information Systems Group of NHS National services Scotland on future IT solutions.
Health Informatics Centre (HIC) Research unit at the University Of Dundee Electronic data collection system Links to Childsmile field teams, co-ordinators and managers
The National Dental Inspection Programme (NDIP) Gathers information to inform parents of their children s oral health status, and advise the Scottish Government, NHS boards and other organizations concerned with children s oral health www.scottishdental.org
ISD Scotland
ISD Scotland
Data Collection and Measures of Deprivation DepCat (deprivation category) SIMD (Scottish index of multi-deprivation) Datazones
ISD Scotland
HEAT TARGETS H Health Improvement H9 At least 60% of 3- and 4-year-olds in each SIMD quintile to have fluoride varnishing twice a year by March 2014. E Efficiency A Access T Treatment
Childsmile Childsmile has 4 main elements Childsmile Core Childsmile Practice Childsmile Nursery Childsmile School
Group Discussion What are each programme s characteristics and what is the role of the people involved Core Practice Nursery School
Group Feedback Nursery Practice Core School
Resources Programme manual Programme resources NES Training portfolio Direct Observational Procedure (DOP)Learning journal
Posters
Partnership working Regional Health Boards Specialist Health Board NES Education for Scotland Childsmile programme Primary care services
Conclusions Thank you Activities covered & Questions Further reading www.child-smile.org www.scotland.gov.uk www.scottishdental.org