{"id":3568,"date":"2021-11-11T14:54:35","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T04:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/?p=3568"},"modified":"2021-11-11T14:54:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T04:54:35","slug":"deadly-smiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/coh-express\/deadly-smiles","title":{"rendered":"Enhancing the deadly smiles of families \u2013 WINNER"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 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data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/deadly-smiles-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Enhancing the deadly smiles of families \u2013 WINNER\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/267;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Congratulations to the Deadly Smiles Team which was a dual winner of the people focused category of the Community and Oral Health Staff Excellence Awards for 2021.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community\u00a0has had\u00a0access\u00a0to an\u00a0innovative mobile oral health screening service.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Consultant Oral Health Therapist Alison Dickinson said it was great to hold the first ever Deadly Smiles Oral Health Family Screening Days\u00a0for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in 2021.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\"A large number of families and children came together to support the new Deadly Smiles service and take advantage of the free dental screening and fluoride varnish treatment on offer,\"\u00a0Alison\u00a0said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\"Putting preventive and screening measures in place and being more mobile in the community\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">is a great opportunity to reach families where they live and play\u00a0and being able to chat with parents helps raise awareness about oral health.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\"Hands-on oral health instruction and tailored advice gives them the knowledge and confidence to look after their teeth.\"<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With support from the Better Together Health Van,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">two community events were held at Nundah Community Health Centre and the\u00a0Koobara\u00a0Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Kindergarten & Preschool in Zillmere.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\"The Deadly Smiles Program has been developed in conjunction with the COH Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health team and aims to improve access to dental care for First Nations people,\"\u00a0Ms Dickinson\u00a0said. \u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\"The\u00a0events included free dental check-ups, fluoride varnish treatment<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, healthy snacks<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and free preventative packs on offer.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\"Oral health assessments, oral hygiene and dietary advice and preventive treatment were provided\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">to over 60 children, young adults and parents.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\"Parents also received diagnostic and preventive treatments as well as restorations and dentures.\"\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alison\u00a0said for the first time we\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">were able to offer parents the opportunity to be treated with their children at a school-based clinic of their choice.\u202f\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\"Where more complex care was required the Child & Adolescent Oral Health Service partnered with the General Practice Oral Health Service to provide follow up care in adult facilities,\" she said.\u202f\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\"Deadly Smiles also provided a dental referral pathway to public sector oral health care facilities for children who may need extra dental care.\"\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community has had access to an innovative mobile oral health screening service.  <\/p>\n<p>Consultant Oral Health Therapist Alison Dickinson said it was great to hold the first ever Deadly Smiles Oral Health Family Screening Days for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in 2021. 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