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Policy Options to Complement the New Canadian Dental Program Enabling High Quality Care for People With Disabilities and Older Adults

open access: yesGerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The newly announced Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) particularly aims to reduce financial barriers to dental care for individuals living below a family income threshold. The Canadian government has also launched an “Oral Health Access Fund” to support projects aiming to address financial barriers to dental care for older adults ...
Logan D. Davari   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Dental Hygienists’ Awareness of the Medical Technicians Act and Clinical Performance in Korea

open access: yes치위생과학회지, 2020
Background: In Korea, laws for many medical technicians were revised in the Enforcement Decree of the Medical Technicians Act (MTA), which was announced on December 2018, whereas those related to dental hygienists remained unchanged.
Song-I Back, Ji-Hyun Min
doaj   +1 more source

2018 Dental Hygienist Re-Licensure Survey Instrument [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This survey was administered between January 1st, 2018 - March 1st, 2018 to Dental Hygienists. This instrument is used for data collection in biennium re-licensure of Dental professionals in the State of ...
Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
core  

The Impact of Dietary Intake and Nutritional Status on the Oral Health of Older Adults Living in Care Homes: A Scoping Review

open access: yesGerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To review the literature on the relationship between oral health, dietary intake, and nutritional status in older adults in care homes, identifying research gaps. Background Many older adults in care homes retain natural teeth but face oral health issues due to challenges in maintaining hygiene and limited dental care access.
Aziza Sallam   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Continuing Education on Clinicians' Self- Reported Knowledge of Tobacco Dependence and Tobacco Control Interventions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Purpose: To assess a tobacco cessation continuing education (CE) program for Indiana dental and medical providers. Methods: A 26-item immediate post-CE survey and a 19-item 3-month follow-up survey assessed changes in participants’ self-reported ...
Coan, Lorinda, Romito, Laura M.
core  

Oral Health and Dental Health Care Experiences of Patients From the Netherlands With Parkinson's Disease: A Qualitative Study

open access: yesGerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Parkinson's disease patients have poorer oral health than their healthy peers. Insight into their own experiences is vital for improving dental care. Objective To better understand the experiences of Parkinson's disease patients' with their oral health and dental care.
Merel C. Verhoeff   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Loss of idealism or realistic optimism? A cross‐sectional analysis of dental hygiene students’ and registered dental hygienists’ professional identity perceptions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
ObjectivesThe dental hygiene profession in the U.S. is in the process of establishing a direct access model of care and contributing to the creation of the profession of a dental therapist. The objectives were to analyse the professional role perceptions
Champine, JM   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Perceptions of Visiting Oral Health Service Providers: Using the Q Method and Focusing on Suggestions for the Role of Dental Hygienists in a Community

open access: yesGerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to identify the types and characteristics of providers' (dental hygienists and caregivers) perceptions of visiting oral health care services and explore the contents of visiting oral health care services and the social role of dental hygienists in promoting the health of older adults in the upcoming post‐aged society.
Sue‐Hyang Lee   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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