Eat Well for Oral Health

                                                                                                

  

  We’re thrilled to announce that Edinburgh Community Food and LINKnet Mentoring have been awarded Best Outreach/Charity Initiative and highly commended for the Best National Smiles Month Initiative at the Dental Awards 2025! 

  A huge thank you to everyone who supported us with Eat Well for Oral Health — this recognition means the world.

  Watch all the incredible winners here: Dental Award Winners

Willow loved attending our sessions over the summer holiday's along with her mum.  She loved to demonstrate how to brush teeth properly with the help of K9 the dog!

We were delighted to speak to the Oral health Foundation as part of National Smile Month 2024.  Have a listen to our podcast here: National Smile Month

Digital Open Badges

We worked in collaboration with NHS Lothian and NHS Education for Scotland to create our own Eat Well for Oral Health digital Open Badge training. 

The Open Badge Journey:

• Complete your module
• Provide your evidence on the SSSC website
• Receive your Eat Well for Oral Health badge award

The modules do not need to be done in a specific order, can be done in your own time, at home or on the move.  The modules are fully accessible on your mobile phone, tablet, laptop or PC computer. 

If at anytime you require assistance or would like to make an enquiry, please send an email to: [email protected]

Train the Trainer free online course  - As part of our Eat Well for Oral Health project, we developed a train the trainer course which was open to those supporting people in their community to reduce health inequalities and who are interested in nutrition and oral health, along with those whose work or volunteering involves the handling or preparation of food.   

To find out more, please contact Jo Howie, Senior Food and Health Development Officer at [email protected] or call 0131 467 7326. 

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Useful Resources: 

Childsmile

NHS Inform - General Dental Services

Emergency Dental Access - English

Emergency Dental Access - Ukranian

Eat Well Your Way - to help people in Scotland make healthier food and drink choices when planning and shopping, preparing food and eating out.

NHS Forth Valley – Multicultural Nutrition

Healthy Diet and Lifestyle - Older Ethnic Minorities

British Heart Foundation - Taste of South Asia - 30 easy to prepare Asian recipes to help cook traditional dishes in a healthier way.

Action on Sugar Breakfast Recipes

Budget-cookbook-Zoe Griffiths.pdf

VegPower UK

Activity: Higher or Lower Sugary Drinks

Activity: Higher or Lower Breakfast Cereals

Cooking Group Resource: Facilitator Checklist

Eat Well for Oral Health is a collaboration:  Edinburgh Community Food and LINKnet Mentoring as lead partners responsible for delivery of Eat Well for Oral Health, The Scottish Government providing overall governance and funding, and lead management provided by NHS Lothian’s Oral Health Improvement Team.

Banner photograph credit: 

J o s R o d r i g u e z.

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