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Shared Oral Care - evaluering af et mundhygiejneprogram på fem plejecentre
Engelsk titel: Shared Oral Care - a program review of an oral hygiene program in nursing homes Läs online Författare: Hede, Börge ; Elmelund Poulsen, Johan ; Christophersen, Rasmus ; Christensen, Lisa Böge Språk: Dan Antal referenser: 34 Dokumenttyp: Artikel UI-nummer: 15013042

Tidskrift

Tandlaegebladet 2014;118(12)980-6 ISSN 0039-9353 KIBs bestånd av denna tidskrift Denna tidskrift är expertgranskad (Peer-Reviewed)

Sammanfattning

Introduction - It is generally well known and described in several studies that poor oral hygiene is frequent among nursing home residents. Poor oral hygiene may lead to severe oral diseases and may be a contributing factor in threats to the general health. Hence, it is urgent to develop, implement and evaluate oral hygiene programs aimed at nursing home residents. Materials and methods - The program comprised 549 residents living in five different nursing homes. Five dental assistants paid regular visits to the nursing homes in a nine month period delivering training to the nursing personnel based on the principles of situated learning. Hence the skills and knowledge of the nursing personnel were improved through the sharing of responsibility of this task with a dental assistant. Oral hygiene, gingival bleeding and denture hygiene were measured at baseline, and after three, six, and nine month of intervention. Results - After nine months of intervention remarkable improvements were observed with respect to oral hygiene as well as to denture hygiene and gingival bleeding. Conclusion - Even with a relatively modest effort it is possible to make a significant improvement in the oral hygiene of nursing home residents.