Centre for Professional Practice has worked with Kent Innovation and Enterprise to secure a research enterprise fund of £450,000.
The fund is to work in partnership with Health Education England Kent Sussex and Surrey (HEKSS) on a work-related initiative aimed at improving the oral health of older persons.
Following a highly successful, award winning, pilot project, the Improving Oral Health of Older Persons Initiative (IOHOPI) is setting out to improve the oral health of older persons within the counties of Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
The initiative will commence with the priority of improving oral health and healthcare principally for those older person residents in care homes within the three counties. By raising awareness of the importance of good oral health, both for quality of life and for general health, and by introducing work-based oral health training for carers within the residential care community, the initiatives multi-professional dental team aim to establish a sustainable quality standard for the oral healthcare of older persons.
This work is interdisciplinary and involves multi-sectorial involvement. Head of CPP Debbie Reed will work with:
- HEKSS Clinical Lead Dr Rob McCormick
- Gerodontology Lead Dr Heather Lloyd
- Dental Hygiene Lead Mike Wheeler
- A number of other members of the HEKSS dental workforce, sector stakeholders,
The initiative will last for two years,
Visit the CPP website for more information