Oral Health Education Programme

This Oral Health Education Program (OHEP) is a hybrid online and onsite program designed to provide oral health training to non-dental professionals in healthcare institutions. Improvements in oral hygiene have consistently been shown to significantly reduce the incidence of aspiration pneumonia - an infection that has high morbidity and mortality rates in the elderly.

Course Outline

Module 1:.Common Dental Conditions - Asychronous (Complimentary)*
Module 2. Oral Health Assessment Tool (OHAT) (Asychronous)
Module 3. General Oral Care - (Asychronous)
Module 4. Oral hygiene care in persons with special healthcare needs (Asychronous)
Competency Quiz for Complex Common Dental Conditions (Asychronous)
Competency Quiz for Oral Care (Asychronous)

Workplace Learning

Workplace Learning - Learners will be arranged for workplace learning by National Dental Centre Singapore after the successful completion and passing of the above Asychronous eLearning

Course Objectives

At the end of the course, participants should be able to

1. Identifying and preventing of common oral conditions
2. Utilizing Oral Health Assessment Tool to highlight patient's oral needs and referral
3. Identifying basic steps of comprehensive oral hygiene care in normal adults
4. Recognising modified oral hygiene care for adults with special medical conditions

*Learners must complete the first e-learning module "Common Dental Conditions" modules before progresssing to subsequent modules and assessments.

Course Duration and Outline

The course comprises:

1. Online learning theory (5 hours),
2. Online competency tests
3. On Job Training (on-site) and
4. Competency Assessment Test (on-site)

On-site sessions

Part One: On Job Training (2 hours)

Part Two: Competency Assessment Test (1.5 hours)