BFA Health and Well Being Month – MECC “Making Every Contact Count”

Amy and Hannah who are both from the Outreach Oral Health Team at My Dentist visited the BFA new years Cafe on Wednesday the 14th of January 2026 and gave a talk about the importance of Oral Hygiene. They gave lots of tips and advice to those present, especially in a time where access to Dental Treatment is very hard for many.

They also told BFA Members present about MECC

Simple Signposting to Better Health and Well Being

(please click the link below}

www.mecclink.co.ukMECC Link – Simple signposting to better health and wellbeing

MECC Link is a simple but flexible Very Brief Intervention (VBI) and signposting tool that has been carefully designed to support an approach to positive behaviour change called ‘Making Every Contact Count”
By clicking on the link above you can then click on more links on the page to give you information on things like (but not limited too):
Affordable Warmth
Dementia/Memory Loss Support and Information
Cost of Living support
Falls and Frailty
Family Hubs
Amy and Hannah also told members present about access to Dental Treatment at Bridlington Hospital for People without a Dentist and who have a long-term or life-limiting Health Issue such as Dementia, Diabetes, MS etc. etc. to access this please use the email address below:
bridlington-ohe@mydentist.co.uk