Older people going online for better dental health

Free online tutorials are now available to help older people maintain and improve their oral health and keep their natural teeth.

This new web-based oral health education program was created because this group is highly vulnerable to poor oral health, including dental decay, gum disease and oral cancer.

Developed by the Oral Health CRC at The University of Melbourne, the program was trialed in the City of Whittlesea. The trial found that people had increased factual knowledge of oral health and disease and improved their daily and weekly oral health care.