Videos
Mouth-health videos
Short videos on why we need to keep the mouth healthy — and the basic principles for achieving it. Watch, learn, and share with anyone caring for someone who needs a hand.
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The basics
Six short videos covering why mouth health matters and how to achieve it — from the role of saliva to cleaning teeth and gums.
Mouth health
How saliva protects the mouth
Why saliva keeps the mouth clean, how carers help when dexterity declines, and where SDF fits in preventing decay.
General health
Your mouth and your body
How oral biofilm links to gum disease and decay — and to heart disease, diabetes and chest infections.
Cleaning teeth
Keeping teeth clean
Good technique prevents decay, gum disease and infection — and makes eating and daily life easier.
Cleaning gums
Caring for the gums
Healthy gums prevent tooth loss and the wider health problems that gum disease is linked to. Fighting gingivitis and periodontitis.
A moist mouth
Keeping the mouth moist
Why moisture matters for swallowing, taste and comfort — with specific advice for older adults.
Assessment tool
The Mini Mouth Care Matters tool
How to use the Mini Mouth Care Matters assessment and recording tool in day-to-day care.
Go deeper
The care-home series
Four longer videos with a little more detail, aimed at caregivers. We plan to update these to provide CPD in future, with the cooperation of public dental-health bodies.
Care home · 1
Why a healthy mouth matters
Essential tips for caregivers on why oral health is worth the effort.
Care home · 2
Oral hygiene, step by step
Practical oral-hygiene instruction for care settings. (Please note: the sound on this one is a little low.)
Care home · 3
Building the routine
Continuing the oral-hygiene series for caregivers.
Care home · 4
Essential dental-care tips
Improving oral health at home — rounding out the care-home series.
More videos are on the Teeth4life YouTube channel — including the carers’ playlist and nine further videos on improving dental-health services (search for “DHS”).