Oral Health Promotion Strategy 2016-21 (draft) A consultation to improve oral health in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset We have produced a draft strategy about how the four councils will make sure it is able to provide support and services to improve oral health for all people.   Why We Are Consulting The draft strategy sets out what aim to achieve to improve oral health of all people. We would like to hear people’s views on our proposals to make sure that we use our resources most effectively. In particular, we are keen to hear the views of a wide range of people from carers of young children, young teens to older people and their carers,  as well as those who may be/have been involved in supporting or providing oral health promotion to all people. To view the full draft strategy and supporting documents please see: https://consultations.southglos.gov.uk/consult.ti/oralhealthpromotion/consultationHome A team of oral public health professionals have drafted the strategy, developed from national guidelines -which themselves are  based on firm evidence of what we know works. We have consulted widely among the professionals in public health and oral health (including dentists and dental practitioners) to ensure we maintain the right balance of activities to improve people’s oral health. Q1 The Vision: our vision is to improve the oral health of all people living in Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. We aspire to promote the best available oral health for people of all ages, reduce oral health inequalities and lay solid foundations for good oral health throughout life. Do you agree with vision for the Oral Health Promotion Strategy ? Yes   No   Comments Q2 Priority 1:  Promote oral health through healthier food and drink choices How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following proposals?     Strongly agree Tend to agree Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree   We will use a variety of approaches to promote healthier food and drink choices and to reduce sugar intake. We will use a variety of approaches to promote healthier food and drink choices and to reduce sugar intake. Strongly agree We will use a variety of approaches to promote healthier food and drink choices and to reduce sugar intake. Tend to agree We will use a variety of approaches to promote healthier food and drink choices and to reduce sugar intake. Neither agree nor disagree We will use a variety of approaches to promote healthier food and drink choices and to reduce sugar intake. Tend to disagree We will use a variety of approaches to promote healthier food and drink choices and to reduce sugar intake. Strongly disagree   We will commission interventions that encourage and support breastfeeding and healthy complementary feeding (weaning) We will commission interventions that encourage and support breastfeeding and healthy complementary feeding (weaning) Strongly agree We will commission interventions that encourage and support breastfeeding and healthy complementary feeding (weaning) Tend to agree We will commission interventions that encourage and support breastfeeding and healthy complementary feeding (weaning) Neither agree nor disagree We will commission interventions that encourage and support breastfeeding and healthy complementary feeding (weaning) Tend to disagree We will commission interventions that encourage and support breastfeeding and healthy complementary feeding (weaning) Strongly disagree   We will promote food and drink choices that are lower in sugar We will promote food and drink choices that are lower in sugar Strongly agree We will promote food and drink choices that are lower in sugar Tend to agree We will promote food and drink choices that are lower in sugar Neither agree nor disagree We will promote food and drink choices that are lower in sugar Tend to disagree We will promote food and drink choices that are lower in sugar Strongly disagree   Please use this space to make any further comments about promoting oral health through healthier food and drink choices

Q3 Priority 2: Promote oral health by improving levels of oral hygiene How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following proposals?   Strongly agree Tend to agree Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree   We will consider introducing supervised tooth brushing programmes for pre-school and primary school children at high risk of poor oral health We will consider introducing supervised tooth brushing programmes for pre-school and primary school children at high risk of poor oral health Strongly agree We will consider introducing supervised tooth brushing programmes for pre-school and primary school children at high risk of poor oral health Tend to agree We will consider introducing supervised tooth brushing programmes for pre-school and primary school children at high risk of poor oral health Neither agree nor disagree We will consider introducing supervised tooth brushing programmes for pre-school and primary school children at high risk of poor oral health Tend to disagree We will consider introducing supervised tooth brushing programmes for pre-school and primary school children at high risk of poor oral health Strongly disagree   We will support the training of front line staff to provide demonstrations on how to clean teeth among those at high risk of poor oral health We will support the training of front line staff to provide demonstrations on how to clean teeth among those at high risk of poor oral health Strongly agree We will support the training of front line staff to provide demonstrations on how to clean teeth among those at high risk of poor oral health Tend to agree We will support the training of front line staff to provide demonstrations on how to clean teeth among those at high risk of poor oral health Neither agree nor disagree We will support the training of front line staff to provide demonstrations on how to clean teeth among those at high risk of poor oral health Tend to disagree We will support the training of front line staff to provide demonstrations on how to clean teeth among those at high risk of poor oral health Strongly disagree   We will consider introducing programmes that provide free toothbrushes and toothpaste to all pre-school and primary school children, prioritising those at higher risk of poor oral health   We will consider introducing programmes that provide free toothbrushes and toothpaste to all pre-school and primary school children, prioritising those at higher risk of poor oral health   Strongly agree We will consider introducing programmes that provide free toothbrushes and toothpaste to all pre-school and primary school children, prioritising those at higher risk of poor oral health   Tend to agree We will consider introducing programmes that provide free toothbrushes and toothpaste to all pre-school and primary school children, prioritising those at higher risk of poor oral health   Neither agree nor disagree We will consider introducing programmes that provide free toothbrushes and toothpaste to all pre-school and primary school children, prioritising those at higher risk of poor oral health   Tend to disagree We will consider introducing programmes that provide free toothbrushes and toothpaste to all pre-school and primary school children, prioritising those at higher risk of poor oral health   Strongly disagree   Please use this space to make any further comments about promoting oral health through improving levels of oral hygiene Q4 Priority 3: Improve population exposure to fluoride How strongly do you agree or disagree with the three proposals to improve population exposure to fluoride?     Strongly agree Tend to agree Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree   We will promote the use of fluoride toothpaste among those at high risk of poor oral health We will promote the use of fluoride toothpaste among those at high risk of poor oral health Strongly agree We will promote the use of fluoride toothpaste among those at high risk of poor oral health Tend to agree We will promote the use of fluoride toothpaste among those at high risk of poor oral health Neither agree nor disagree We will promote the use of fluoride toothpaste among those at high risk of poor oral health Tend to disagree We will promote the use of fluoride toothpaste among those at high risk of poor oral health Strongly disagree   We will consider introducing programmes that provide free toothbrushes and toothpaste to pre-school and primary school children, prioritising those at high risk of poor oral health We will consider introducing programmes that provide free toothbrushes and toothpaste to pre-school and primary school children, prioritising those at high risk of poor oral health Strongly agree We will consider introducing programmes that provide free toothbrushes and toothpaste to pre-school and primary school children, prioritising those at high risk of poor oral health Tend to agree We will consider introducing programmes that provide free toothbrushes and toothpaste to pre-school and primary school children, prioritising those at high risk of poor oral health Neither agree nor disagree We will consider introducing programmes that provide free toothbrushes and toothpaste to pre-school and primary school children, prioritising those at high risk of poor oral health Tend to disagree We will consider introducing programmes that provide free toothbrushes and toothpaste to pre-school and primary school children, prioritising those at high risk of poor oral health Strongly disagree   We will consider introducing fluoride varnishing programmes for young children in areas with higher rates of tooth decay. We will consider introducing fluoride varnishing programmes for young children in areas with higher rates of tooth decay. Strongly agree We will consider introducing fluoride varnishing programmes for young children in areas with higher rates of tooth decay. Tend to agree We will consider introducing fluoride varnishing programmes for young children in areas with higher rates of tooth decay. Neither agree nor disagree We will consider introducing fluoride varnishing programmes for young children in areas with higher rates of tooth decay. Tend to disagree We will consider introducing fluoride varnishing programmes for young children in areas with higher rates of tooth decay. Strongly disagree   Please use this space to make any further comments about improving people’s exposure to fluoride.

Q5 Priority 4: Improve early detection, and treatment, of oral diseases How strongly do you agree or disagree with the three proposals to Improve early detection, and treatment, of oral diseases?   Strongly agree Tend to agree Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree   We will maximise all opportunities for signposting to local NHS dental services We will maximise all opportunities for signposting to local NHS dental services Strongly agree We will maximise all opportunities for signposting to local NHS dental services Tend to agree We will maximise all opportunities for signposting to local NHS dental services Neither agree nor disagree We will maximise all opportunities for signposting to local NHS dental services Tend to disagree We will maximise all opportunities for signposting to local NHS dental services Strongly disagree   We will promote the benefits of visiting a dentist throughout the life course We will promote the benefits of visiting a dentist throughout the life course Strongly agree We will promote the benefits of visiting a dentist throughout the life course Tend to agree We will promote the benefits of visiting a dentist throughout the life course Neither agree nor disagree We will promote the benefits of visiting a dentist throughout the life course Tend to disagree We will promote the benefits of visiting a dentist throughout the life course Strongly disagree   We will raise awareness of eligibility for free check-ups, prioritising those at higher risk or poor oral health   We will raise awareness of eligibility for free check-ups, prioritising those at higher risk or poor oral health   Strongly agree We will raise awareness of eligibility for free check-ups, prioritising those at higher risk or poor oral health   Tend to agree We will raise awareness of eligibility for free check-ups, prioritising those at higher risk or poor oral health   Neither agree nor disagree We will raise awareness of eligibility for free check-ups, prioritising those at higher risk or poor oral health   Tend to disagree We will raise awareness of eligibility for free check-ups, prioritising those at higher risk or poor oral health   Strongly disagree   Please use this space to make any further comments about improving the early detection and treatment of oral diseases Q6 Priority 5: Reducing inequalities in oral health   How strongly do you agree or disagree with the three proposals that aim to reduce inequalities in oral health?     Strongly agree Tend to agree Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree   We will look for opportunities to include oral health promotion within all health and wellbeing policies, strategies and commissioning. We will look for opportunities to include oral health promotion within all health and wellbeing policies, strategies and commissioning. Strongly agree We will look for opportunities to include oral health promotion within all health and wellbeing policies, strategies and commissioning. Tend to agree We will look for opportunities to include oral health promotion within all health and wellbeing policies, strategies and commissioning. Neither agree nor disagree We will look for opportunities to include oral health promotion within all health and wellbeing policies, strategies and commissioning. Tend to disagree We will look for opportunities to include oral health promotion within all health and wellbeing policies, strategies and commissioning. Strongly disagree   We will promote oral health among vulnerable groups; young children, people with diabetes, people who smoke, consume high quantities of alcohol or use drugs, people with learning disabilities, the elderly and other locally identified vulnerable groups We will promote oral health among vulnerable groups; young children, people with diabetes, people who smoke, consume high quantities of alcohol or use drugs, people with learning disabilities, the elderly and other locally identified vulnerable groups Strongly agree We will promote oral health among vulnerable groups; young children, people with diabetes, people who smoke, consume high quantities of alcohol or use drugs, people with learning disabilities, the elderly and other locally identified vulnerable groups Tend to agree We will promote oral health among vulnerable groups; young children, people with diabetes, people who smoke, consume high quantities of alcohol or use drugs, people with learning disabilities, the elderly and other locally identified vulnerable groups Neither agree nor disagree We will promote oral health among vulnerable groups; young children, people with diabetes, people who smoke, consume high quantities of alcohol or use drugs, people with learning disabilities, the elderly and other locally identified vulnerable groups Tend to disagree We will promote oral health among vulnerable groups; young children, people with diabetes, people who smoke, consume high quantities of alcohol or use drugs, people with learning disabilities, the elderly and other locally identified vulnerable groups Strongly disagree   We will equip the wider health and social care workforce with the knowledge and skills to recognise the link with neglect and complex social circumstances and support provision of care for those at high risk of poor oral health. We will equip the wider health and social care workforce with the knowledge and skills to recognise the link with neglect and complex social circumstances and support provision of care for those at high risk of poor oral health. Strongly agree We will equip the wider health and social care workforce with the knowledge and skills to recognise the link with neglect and complex social circumstances and support provision of care for those at high risk of poor oral health. Tend to agree We will equip the wider health and social care workforce with the knowledge and skills to recognise the link with neglect and complex social circumstances and support provision of care for those at high risk of poor oral health. Neither agree nor disagree We will equip the wider health and social care workforce with the knowledge and skills to recognise the link with neglect and complex social circumstances and support provision of care for those at high risk of poor oral health. Tend to disagree We will equip the wider health and social care workforce with the knowledge and skills to recognise the link with neglect and complex social circumstances and support provision of care for those at high risk of poor oral health. Strongly disagree   Please use this space to make any further comments about how we aim to reduce inequalities in oral health.

Q7 We realise that the current proposals will not capture every eventuality, should you feel that something in particular has been omitted or that you would like to raise particular point then please do so in the space provided below, it will help us to develop clear action plans. Q8 Are you responding for yourself or on behalf of an organisation? For myself   On behalf of an organisation   If on behalf of an organisation, please say which one? Q9 Which of the four local authorities do you live in? South Gloucestershire   Bath & North East Somerset Bristol   North Somerset Q10 Please tell us your postcode?

About You Q11 Are you...? Male   Prefer not to say Female   Q12 How old are you? 18 and under   65-74 19-24   75 and over 25-44   Prefer not to say 45-64   Q13 Please tell us if you practice a religion? Buddhist   Sikh Christian   Prefer not to say Hindu   No religion Jewish   Any other religion (please state below) Muslim
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Q14 Sexual orientation: are you? Lesbian, gay or bisexual   Prefer not to say Heterosexual (straight)   Q15 Do you identify as a transgender person? Yes   Prefer not to say No   Q16 Do you consider yourself to be disabled? Yes   Prefer not to say No   Q17 If yes, please tell us how this affects your needs for oral health promotion activities. Q18 Which ethnic group do you belong to? White British background   Other Black and minority ethnic background   Prefer not to say Other white background     If 'other', please state Thank you for completing the survey. Please press the SUBMIT button to send us your response Data protection: Data you supply on this form will be held and used in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 by the data owner - South Gloucestershire Council. It will be considered by the Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire councils as part of this consultation. We will only publish aggregate or summary results from the survey, which will not identify individuals. Information will be stored securely in a database and only accessed by members of the council's Consultation and Intelligence Teams and the team commissioning this survey.