No mental health without oral health (RCPsych Congress 2025)

In psychiatry, we recognise the importance of physical health, but oral health is often overlooked.

Following their presentation at the 2025 International Congress, speakers at the ‘No mental health without oral health’ session expanded on their talk with the CPD eLearning Podcast Editor, Dr Nadia Imran.

In this podcast, Dr Ed Beveridge, Prof Steve Kisely and Dr Easter Joury uncover the intersection between physical and psychiatric comorbidity, the effects of psychotropics on oral health, and provide clear and helpful guidance about how psychiatrists can help their patients improve their oral health.

Learning objectives

By the end of this podcast, you should be able to:

• recognise the link between oral and mental health
• give examples of what can be done to tackle poor oral health in mental health patients and the importance of these interventions
• identify the link between social factors and poor oral health
• recognise the effects of psychotropic medications on oral health.

Availability

This podcast is available as part of a CPD eLearning subscription.