British Red Cross volunteers have received 'dental champion' training to help them promote good oral health among refugees.

With messages based around affordability and accessibility of dental care, the session was delivered at the charity's Plymouth refugee support centre by BDS Dental Surgery students from Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry.

The event saw students explain how good toothpaste need not cost the earth, as long as it contains fluoride, and that making time for teeth is an important part of a healthy lifestyle.

Volunteers were also given tips and goody bags to share with clients.

The session took place as part of the students' Inter-Professional Engagement module – which the University runs on its BDS Dental Surgery and BSc Dental Therapy and Hygiene programmes in partnership with Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE) and community engagement charity, Well Connected.

Second-year dental student Ellis Pheasant, who helped deliver the session, said: 'We're really pleased that the volunteers were so engaged, and hope the session has given them the knowledge to offer oral health advice to refugees and asylum seekers who really need it.'