The Mouth Matters in Mental Health Study

To investigate the feasibility and acceptability of a link work intervention to increase planned dental care visits for patients with severe mental illness, and through this to improve their oral health. 1. To understand what constitutes best practice when delivering link work around dental visiting. 2. To identify what training needs exist for support workers around link work. 3. To determine whether patients with SMI are willing to be randomised to a trial targeting dental visiting. 4. To understand whether it is feasible to collect clinical outcome and planned dental appointment data in this population. 5. To explore if, and how, patients with severe mental illness engage with a link work intervention. 6. To understand the potential factors impacting (e.g. facilitators and barriers) acceptability and delivery.