title: Reflections on a training course reorienting dental teams towards prevention.
abstract: Prevention is a core element of routine dental practice. However, members of the dental team often lack the required knowledge and skills to deliver effective evidence-based advice and support to patients. This paper describes the development and delivery of an innovative course designed to develop the preventive capacity of dental teams working in dental foundation training practices across London. The course contents were based upon national guidelines on evidence-based preventive care delivered in primary dental care settings (Delivering better oral health). An experienced team of trainers from diverse backgrounds successfully designed and delivered the courses and the initial feedback from participants indicate strong support for the approach developed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, UCL, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 6BT.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Watt
authors.affiliation: 1] Woodford Dental Care, 6 The Broadway, Woodford Green, Essex, IG8 0HL [2] London Dental Education and Training (formerly London Dental Deanery), Stewart House, 32 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5DN.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: D'Cruz
authors.affiliation: Feelgood Dental, 77 Belmont Road, Uxbridge, UB8 1QU;
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.affiliation: London Dental Education and Training (formerly London Dental Deanery), Stewart House, 32 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5DN.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D011313:Preventive Dentistry / Q000193:education*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation