Working towards dementia friendly dental practices

Dementia Statistics

Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0 Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025 https://dementiastatistics.org/about-dementia/

Dementia Action Week

The Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Action Week takes place in May each year, please consider ways to continue to raise awareness of the importance of an early diagnosis for people affected by dementia. https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-involved/dementia-action-week

Dementia Prevention

The Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention and Care (LCDPIC) 2024 update

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01296-0/abstract

Dementia Awareness

Skills for Health Dementia Core Training Framework

Oral Health is included in the dementia core training framework

https://www.skillsforhealth.org.uk/resources/dementia-2018-updated-2026

NHS England Workforce Training and Education

  • National website includes dementia training for all health professionals.

Dementia | NHS England | Workforce, training and education

https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/dementia-awareness/resources-tier-one-two-three

e-learning modules on dementia: https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/563759