1. Mouth Care Matters Training For Doctors
MCM is a training initiative that has already shown to improve pt care, help reduce recovery times and has contributed to saving a few lives. Mouth care in Hospital has been found to be poor and this is due to a lack of training and education and not a lack of care and compassions. Mouth care matters seeks to address this.
Mili Doshi
Consultant in Special Care Dentistry

2. What is Mouth Care Matters?
HEKSS training initiative to improve the oral health of Hospitalised adult patients
Developed at East Surrey Hospital
Regional roll out

3. MCM training Class room teaching Ward based training Resources
Recruited a team

4. Why do doctors need training in oral health?
Lack of knowledge and skills
Patient safety
Compassion & dignity
As an essential part of general care

5. Oral health deteriorates in hospital
Hospitalisation is associated with a deterioration in oral heath

6. Poor nutritional
intake

7. Increase in
hospital acquired
infections

8. Hospital Acquired Pneumonia (& VAP)
An association between bacterial plaque and pneumonia

9. Longer hospital stays

10. Increase in
care costs

11. Poor oral health is linked to general health?

12. Poor oral health is linked to....
Oral health is linked to general health. Diabetes and heart disease

13. Patient cases Lack of knowledge and skills Patient safety
Compassion & dignity
As an essential part of general care

14. Doctors Training at East Surrey Hospital
Grand rounds
Team meetings
Foundation Year 2
Ward based training

15. Mouth Care Matters Correct tools Knowledge Skills Support

16. Changing the culture So what next,
We have come quite a long way but there is still work to do.
We are continuously developing the project and it will soon be rolled out across 11 trusts in Kent Surrey and Sussex
Mouth Care in hospital does really needs to improve! We need to change the culture in the same way as happened with hand washing!
It will take time but hopefully people will start to listen! …