Resources for oral health practitioners

1.Oral health and intellectual disability: a guide for dental practitioners.
A practical guide developed by Inclusion Melbourne to support oral health practitioners in delivering inclusive oral health care for people with intellectual disability.

2. Oral health and disability in children: a guide for dental practitioners.

A practical guide developed by Inclusion Melbourne to support oral health practitioners in delivering inclusive oral health care for children with disability.

Resources for oral health practitioners to share with patients with intellectual disability

Templates and Tailorable documents

1. Template: How to Support me at the Dentist

Use this accessible form to support people with intellectual disability share information about their communication, and request adjustments for dental appointments.

2. Tailorable Appointment Letter

Use this Easy Read appointment letter template to help people with intellectual disability understand and prepare for their dental appointment. Developed by the NSW Council for Intellectual Disability.

3. Tailorable How To Get Here Letter

Use this Easy Read how-to-get-here letter template to support people with intellectual disability understand how to get to their dental appointment. Developed by the NSW Council for Intellectual Disability.

4. Tailorable How To Get Here Letter

Use this Easy Read how-to-get-here letter template to support people with intellectual disability understand how to get to their dental appointment. Developed by the NSW Council for Intellectual Disability.

5 .Tailorable Ideas Form

Use this Easy Read ideas template to support people with intellectual disability provide feedback about their experience at the dentist. Developed by the NSW Council for Intellectual Disability.

Videos

1.Types of dental equipment

Share this 2 minute video guide to introduce people with intellectual disability to equipment including a high speed drill, a slow speed drill, a suction hose, a dental mirror, a tooth probe and a camera Developed by Inclusion Melbourne.

2. Sally’s visit to the dentist

Share this 6 minute video of a person with intellectual disability’s experience caring for her teeth and visiting the dentist to support your own patient’s understanding. Developed by Oral Health Victoria.

3. How to brush your teeth

Share this short animated video guide to support people with intellectual disability understand how to brush their teeth. Developed by Inclusion Melbourne.

4. The best way to brush teeth

Share this 80 second instructional video to support people with intellectual disability and their supporters how to brush teeth, and to understand reasons for bleeding gums. Developed by Oral Health Victoria.

5. How to care for your child’s teeth

Share this 12 minute instructional video to support parents care for the teeth of children with intellectual disability. Developed by NSW Health.

6. Oral health for adults with intellectual disability: a guide for carers

Share this 14 minute instructional video to support people assisting adults with intellectual disability to care for their teeth. Developed by NSW Health.

7. The dental x-ray machine

Share this 2 minute and 17 second video guide to support people with intellectual disability understand what happens during a dental x-ray. Developed by Inclusion Melbourne.

8. How smoking affects your mouth: Easy Read version

Use this Easy Read fact sheet to support people with intellectual disability understand how smoking affects oral health. Developed by the Information Access Group for Dental Health Services Victoria.

9. How smoking affects your mouth: Easy Read version

Use this Easy Read fact sheet to support people with intellectual disability understand how different food and drink affects oral health. Developed by the Information Access Group for Dental Health Services Victoria.

If you have any questions, need further support, or know of any colleagues who would be interested in attending our next workshop later in the year, please reach out to the Project GROW team at intellectualdisability@cesphn.com.au.