Hello, my name's Miss Willow, and I'm going to be your teacher for today's lesson.

Today's lesson is called Using Dentists and Doctors, and it fits into the unit, Staying Safe and Healthy.

How do I use the healthcare system? During this lesson, we're going to be talking about some sensitive content, so we recommend that you have an adult with you for the duration of this lesson.

If at any point you feel worried or uncomfortable, it's really important that you close the screen and that you speak to an adult that you trust.

Okay, let's make a start.

By the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to explain how to register with GP and dental practises, and you'll know what you can use these services for.

Before we get started, we're going to go over some ground rules.

These help to make sure that everyone feels safe and comfortable throughout today's lesson.

Laura says that we need to listen to others.

It's okay to disagree with each other, but we should listen properly before we make any assumptions or before we decide how to respond.

When we disagree with someone else, we should challenge the statement and not the person themselves.

Next, Andeep says that we need to respect each other's privacy.

We can discuss examples, but we shouldn't use any names or descriptions that could identify anyone including ourselves.

If we want to share a story or an experience, we could refer to someone as my friend.

This means that we're not going to give away any identifying information.

Jacob says, no judgement.

We can explore any beliefs and misunderstandings about a topic without fear of being judged.

And finally, Izzy says that we can choose our level of participation.

Everyone has the right to choose not to answer a question or to join in with discussion.

We should never put anyone on the spot.

We're now going to go through the keywords for today's lesson.

First, we have general practitioner, often called a GP.

This is a doctor who provides general medical care and advice.

Next, we have register.

In this context, this means the process of signing up with the GP or dental practise to receive healthcare services.

Next, we have checkup.

This is a medical or dental examination to assess health and identify any potential issues.

Next, we have preventative care.

This is healthcare services that focus on preventing illnesses and maintaining health.

And finally, we have dental practise.

This is a healthcare facility that provides dental care services such as checkups, cleanings, and treatments.

Today's lesson is split into two learning cycles.

Our first learning cycle is called How do I Seek Care from a GP? And our second learning cycle is called What Care Can Dentists Provide? Let's make a start on our first learning cycle.

How do I seek care from a GP? Dr.

Elsie says, I'm a general practitioner or GP.

This is a doctor who provides general medical treatment and advice to patients.

At a GP practise, which is also called just a doctor's surgery, or the doctors, or just surgery, you can see a doctor and access many other services too.

Anyone in England can get free access to National Health Service, or NHS healthcare.

To use a GP practise, you do need to register, and to do this, you need to find the surgery that's closest to you.

You can use the NHS Service Search online.

Enter your postcode, and the site will give you the local surgeries to you.

Next, you'll need to call to ask if they're accepting new NHS patients, and if they are, you can fill out a registration form, which is either online or in person, and these are often available in different languages too.

Finally, you'll need to provide your full name, your address, your date of birth, and your NHS number if you have one.

This will help you to get signed up to the GP service.

Dr.

Elsie says that sometimes a doctor surgery may ask for a proof of address or a photo ID, and this can be used to help find any of your previous medical records.

However, this isn't mandatory so you don't have to do it, and you are allowed to access the services that they provide without this.

You can register as a GP practise without a parent or guardian from the age of 16.

However, many practises will also still help younger patients from age 13 confidentially.

This means that they won't pass on details of your medical care to your parents or guardians without your consent.

Let's do a check for understanding to see how you're getting on.

At what age can you register as a doctor surgery without a parent or guardian? Is it A, 12 years old, B, 16, or C, 18? Pause the video, talk to the people around you, or just have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that 16 is correct.

At the age of 16, you're able to register as a doctor surgery without a parent or guardian.

Well done if you got that right.

Dr.

Elsie says that GP surgeries and pharmacies are usually the first place to contact if you have a health problem or you are just feeling unwell.

They can treat many different types of health conditions.

They can give advice and provide vaccinations too.

If you need any further support, they can also refer you to different services within the NHS and you can also get general health advice from NHS on 111.

Paramedic Courtney reminds us that in an emergency situation, so for example, a life-threatening condition, you should always call the emergency services on 999.

111 is for non-urgent medical advice.

There are a range of services that you can access at a GP surgery including consultations, health checks, and advice on medication.

Dr.

Elsie says that you can make an appointment with a doctor to get advice about a particular health condition.

This could be for new symptoms or for a chronic, this means persistent condition, such as asthma or diabetes.

You can also seek support for any mental health concerns that you might be experiencing.

Doctors can also offer guidance on healthy living, and they can refer you to a hospital if you need more specialist tests or care.

Nurse Daniel now says that you can book health checks with a nurse like him.

These checkups might include checking your blood pressure and your cholesterol levels depending on your age, and your surgery may also invite you for preventative care checkups, like screenings for certain types of cancer.

Pharmacist Harper says that you can see your doctor about any medication that you're taking, whether you need a repeat prescription, so you need it again, or you want to change the dosage of what you are already taking.

Some medications can also be prescribed directly by your local pharmacist too.

Dr.

Elsie says that of under 18s, GP appointments and treatments, mental health support, prescriptions, and confidential sexual health services are all free to access.

Once you turn 18, however, you may need to pay for certain prescriptions unless you receive financial support.

Let's do another check for understanding.

Is this statement true or false? All NHS services are free for under 18s.

What do you think? Is this true or false? Pause the video, talk to the people around you, or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you say that this is true.

All NHS services, including checkups and prescriptions are free for under 18s.

Well done if you got this right.

Let's move on to your first practise task to put your learning so far into practise.

For this task, I'd like you to complete the paragraphs outlining how to register with a GP, and I'd like you to describe what services you can access.

To register with a doctor, you need to find a GP blank near where you live.

You can do this by using the blank website.

Most surgeries will ask you to fill in a blank form, either online or at the surgery.

You may need to give your full name, blank, date of birth, and NHS number if you have one.

GP surgeries provide lots of blank health services.

You can see a blank for things like feeling unwell, having a blank condition, like asthma or diabetes, or if you're feeling worried about your blank health.

GPs also offer advice on blank living and can refer you to a blank if you need more specialist tests or care.

Where I said the word blank, can you decide which word is missing? Pause the video and we'll go through the completed paragraphs in a few minutes.

Okay, let's have a look and see what our missing words were.

Your missing words in order should be surgery, NHS, registration, address, different GP, chronic, mental, healthy, and hospital.

Now let's have a look at our completed paragraphs altogether.

To register with a doctor, you need to find a GP surgery near where you live.

You can do this by using the NHS website.

Most surgeries will ask you to fill in a registration form either online or at the surgery.

You may need to give your full name, address, date of birth, and NHS number if you have one.

GP surgeries provide lots of different health services.

You can see a GP for things like feeling unwell, having a chronic condition like asthma or diabetes, or if you're feeling worried about your mental health.

GPs also offer advice on healthy living and can refer you to a hospital if you need more specialist tests or care.

Well done if you got these words correct.

It's time to move on now to our second learning cycle where we're gonna learn all about dentists.

What care can dentists provide? Andeep says, "I have to go to my dental practise "this afternoon to see the dentist.

"I'm just going for a checkup, "but my brother has to have his braces adjusted." Lucas says, "I'm going to the dentist next week "for my six month checkup.

"I like going as Dentist Haru is really funny "and he makes me laugh.

"He makes me feel at ease.

Dentist Haru says that looking after your health includes also visiting the dentist.

A dentist checks your teeth, gums and mouth to ensure that these are healthy.

Adults should get a checkup every one to two years depending on the advice of their dentist and how healthy their teeth are.

However, children should visit every six to 12 months as their teeth are changing as they grow.

This helps to keep our teeth healthy.

Services that you can access at a dental practise include checkups.

These help to spot problems early and to check oral health more generally.

You can also have a filling, and this helps to repair damaged teeth by filling in cavities, which are really small holes in the tooth to prevent further decay.

Next, you can also get referrals, and if you need braces, you may need to be referred to an orthodontist.

This is someone who is a braces specialist.

You can also go to a dental practise for cleaning, and you might see a dental hygienist.

These people specialise in keeping teeth and gums healthy.

They clean our teeth, remove plaque, and they also give advice about our brushing routine and oral care more generally.

Finally, we can also access emergency care from a dental practise.

For example, if you've got a broken tooth, a certain pain or infection, and sometimes we may need to have tooth extraction.

And sometimes we may need to have tooth extraction, which is the removal of damaged teeth.

You can register with a dental practise in the same way that you would register at the doctor's surgery as a new patient.

First of all, you'll need to use the NHS website to find your local dentist.

You'll then need to call or check online to see if they're accepting new NHS patients.

Next, you'll need to fill out a registration form, either online or in person, and again, these are often available in different languages too.

Next, you'll need to provide your full name, your address, your date of birth, and your NHS number if you have one.

Finally, you'll make an appointment for an initial checkup to meet your dentist and so that they can see how healthy your teeth are.

Certain groups of people are eligible so they are able to access free dental checkups and treatment with the NHS.

So these include children and young people under the age of 18, people age 19 or under in full-time education, for example, if they attend college or university.

Pregnant women and those who've had a baby in the last 12 months are also eligible, and people receiving low income benefits.

Registration with a dental practise is always free for everyone.

However, the cost of dental treatments depends on your eligibility.

Some adults will still need to pay for treatments like checkups, fillings, and emergency care.

Let's do another check for understanding to see how you're doing.

Who of these people would have to pay for dental treatment at an NHS dental practise? A, a 15-year-old student, B, a 45-year-old woman in full-time employment, this means that she's got a full-time job.

C, a 30-year-old parent receiving income support, for example, benefits.

And D, a 19-year-old in full-time education.

Who of these people would have to pay for dental treatment at an NHS dental practise? Pause the video, talk the people around you or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that B is correct.

In this scenario, a 45-year-old woman who is in full-time employment would need to pay for dental treatment at an NHS dental practise.

Well done if you got this right.

Visiting the dentist is really important, not only to prevent any issues like cavities, which we said are small holes in the tooth, or gum infections, but also because dental issues can sometimes be a sign or symptom of other health conditions in our body.

Some people might feel a little bit nervous about visiting the dentist, and this is okay.

But a checkup only looks inside the mouth to examine each tooth.

You can have a parent or guardian with you throughout your appointment, and the dentist can also explain what they're doing at each step.

This can help you to feel more at ease.

Dentist Haru says that you should come for regular checkups even if you don't feel that something is wrong.

Maybe you feel that your teeth are healthy, but still, it's important that you attend regular checkups, especially as you grow up.

Preventative care helps maintain good oral health by stopping dental problems like cavities and gum disease before they become too serious.

Let's do another check for understanding, and this time I'd like you to match the dental services to what it is for.

So, here are our dental services.

We have checkup, filling, extraction, and cleaning, and these are the potential purposes of each service.

Removes plaque, remove a damaged, decayed, or painful tooth, fix a hole in a tooth to prevent further decay, or preventative care to spot problems early and stop them from getting worse.

Can you match the dental services to what it is for? Pause the video, talk to the people around you, or have a think to yourself.

Okay, we are now going to go through each dental service, and we're going to match it with what it is for.

So a checkup is an example of preventative care to spot problems early and to stop them from getting worse.

A filling, this means to fix a hole in a tooth to prevent further decay.

Extraction means to remove a damaged, decayed, or painful tooth.

And finally, cleaning removes plaque.

Well done if you got this right.

We are now going to do our final practise task.

Why is it important to register with a dental practise and what kind of help can they give you? I'd like you to explain your answer in just one paragraph, and I'd like you to include one reason to attend regular dental checkups, three examples of services that dentists can provide, and finally, I'd like you to include an explanation about who can qualify for free dental care.

Pause the video, and we'll go through a model answer in a few minutes.

Okay, let's see what your answer could look like.

It is this important to register with a dental practise so you can have regular checkups and keep your teeth healthy? Seeing the dentist regularly for preventative care helps prevent pain or more serious problems by spotting issues like cavities or gum disease early before they get worse.

Dentists provide a range of services including fillings, referrals, and cleaning.

They also offer emergency care such as tooth extraction for broken teeth or infections.

Dental care is free on the NHS for anyone under the age of 18, people age 19 or under in full-time education, pregnant women, women who've recently had a baby, and people receiving low-income benefits.

Well done if your answer looks anything like this.

We are now going to summarise the key learning from today's lesson.

In today's lesson, we've learned that a general practitioner or GP is a type of doctor who provides general medical treatment and advice to patients.

At a GP practise, you can access a range of services including consultations, vaccinations, and health checkups for new or chronic conditions.

It's also important to see a dentist regularly.

At a dental practise, you can book checkups for preventative care, cleanings and treatments for emergency and non-emergency dental issues.

It's important to remember that in order to access NHS Medical and Dental Services, you do need to register.

This involves completing a registration form, providing personal information, and potentially a proof of address.

In today's lesson, you might have found that you've got some questions or some worries, and it's important that you share these with an adult that you trust.

There's also some organisations and resources on the screen that are there to help you too.

Well done for your hard work today.

I hope to see you in another lesson soon.