Simple Signposting to Better Health and Wellbeing
West Yorkshire
Self-care and National Support Services
Self-Care - Adults
Healthy brushing advice: (Click here for further information)
- brush at least twice daily, last thing at night and at least on one other occasion with a fluoridated toothpaste
- spit out after brushing and do not rinse (Spit, Don’t Rinse!), to maintain fluoride concentration levels
- use fluoridated toothpaste (1,350-1,500ppm fluoride)
Eat Well (See Act section of MECC Link – Healthy Eating)
Quit Smoking (See Act section of MECC Link - Smoking)
Reduce your Alcohol intake (See Act section of MECC Link - Alcohol)
NHS Dental Services
Routine dental care:
Not all dental practices will be able to take on new NHS patients. Some manage waiting lists and details can be provided by the practice.
You may also wish to see a dentist privately and practices can provide details regarding how you may access care including treatment costs.
- The NHS website enables you to find local NHS services, including dentists. You will need to contact the dental practice directly and check whether they are currently accepting NHS patients
Urgent dental care:
- call your dentist: some practices offer appointments at short notice
- if you don't have a dentist, find one using NHS 111
Community Dental Services
Community Dental Services in Yorkshire provide consultant-led paediatric and special care dentistry to children and adults with more complex needs, whose care cannot be managed by high street NHS dental practice teams. This includes children and adults with physical, sensory, intellectual, mental, medical, psychological and/or emotional or social impairment or disability, or more often a combination of these through including children with more complex dental needs. A list of Community Dental Services can be found in the Local Support and contact details below.
Patients can be referred in by health and social care professionals including NHS dental practices, hospital dental services, paediatricians, General Medical Practitioners, Community Mental Health Nurses, Health Visitors, District and School Nurses, Health and Social Care Services. Direct access referrals can be made by social care teams in nursing and care homes.Â
Oral Health Improvement
Local authorities in Yorkshire provide or commission a range of oral health promotion programmes to improve the oral health and general health of their local populations. They also integrate oral health across the range of programmes and services that they deliver. Contact details for Oral Health Promotion Teams covering individual local authority areas can be found below.
Self-Care Children
Healthy brushing advice: (Click here for further information)
- brush at least twice daily, last thing at night and at least on one other occasion with a fluoridated toothpaste
- spit out after brushing and do not rinse (Spit, Don’t Rinse!), to maintain fluoride concentration levels
- use fluoridated toothpaste:
- Children aged up to 3 years: use a smear of toothpaste containing no less than 1000 parts per million fluoride
- Children aged over 3 years use a pea size amount of fluoride toothpaste containing 1350 -1500 parts per million fluoride
Try and keep within the recommended intake of free sugars which is no more than:
- 19g (5 sugar cubes) per day for 4 to 6 year olds
- 24g (6 sugar cubes) per day for 6 to 10 year olds
- 30g (7 sugar cubes) per day for 11 years and older
NHS Dental Services
Routine dental care:
- The NHS website enables you to find local NHS services, including dentists. You will need to contact the dental practice directly and check whether they are currently accepting NHS patients
- Take your child to the dentist when their first teeth come through
- Take your child with you when you visit the dentist, so they may receive preventive dental care
Urgent dental care:
- call your dentist: some practices offer appointments at short notice
- if you don't have a dentist, find one using NHS 111
Community Dental Services
Community Dental Services in Yorkshire provide consultant-led paediatric and special care dentistry to children and adults with more complex needs, whose care cannot be managed by high street NHS dental practice teams. This includes children and adults with physical, sensory, intellectual, mental, medical, psychological and/or emotional or social impairment or disability, or more often a combination of these through including children with more complex dental needs. A list of Community Dental Services can be found in the Local Support and contact details below.
Patients can be referred in by health and social care professionals including NHS dental practices, hospital dental services, paediatricians, General Medical Practitioners, Community Mental Health Nurses, Health Visitors, District and School Nurses, Health and Social Care Services. Direct access referrals can be made by social care teams in nursing and care homes.Â
Oral Health Improvement
Local authorities in Yorkshire provide or commission a range of oral health promotion programmes to improve the oral health and general health of their local populations. They also integrate oral health across the range of programmes and services that they deliver. Contact details for Oral Health Promotion Teams covering individual local authority areas can be found below.
Local Support Services
Bradford
Community Dental Service
The team offer a service for people who are unable to access dental treatment by a ‘high street’ NHS dentist due to their additional needs. Our staff have expertise in the care, management and understanding of people with learning disabilities, challenging medical conditions and people who are housebound.
Web:Â https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/services/community-dental-care/
Oral Health ImprovementÂ
The team offer a range of programmes which include fluoride varnish applications and a toothbrushing programme which is delivered in primary and special schools. They offer advice, support and online training to promote oral health, particularly to key groups such as children, vulnerable adults and older people.
Web:Â https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/services/oral-health-improvement/
Calderdale and Kirklees
Community Dental Service
locala.org.uk/services/dental-care
Oral Health Improvement - Calderdale
locala.org.uk/services/calderdale-pheys
Leeds
Community Dental Service
The Community Dental Service (CDS) provides NHS dental care for children and adults who have dental treatment needs which cannot be met in a general dental practice.  Dental - Leeds Community Healthcare
Oral Health Improvement
Oral Health - Leeds Community Healthcare
Wakefield
Community Dental Service
Community Dental Service | Mid Yorks
Oral Health Improvement Team