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Deploying Oral Health Therapists in Aged Residential Care in New Zealand: A Pilot Study

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The proportion of older New Zealanders entering aged residential care facilities with at least some of their natural dentition remaining is steadily increasing, and high dental caries increments are evident in that setting, with important implications for quality of life.
Moira B. Smith, Sarah Majeed, Rachel Holden, Shennae Bartlett, Ngaire Kerse, Noor Nazahiah Bakri, Keiko Oda, W. Murray Thomson   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving Oral Care in Stroke Patients: Patients' and Carers' Experiences of Oral Care in a Hospital Environment Following Acute Stroke

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to explore the thoughts and feelings of stroke patients and their carers (family/guardians) about oral care during hospitalisation, and (in turn) inform future research and service development. Background Stroke is a leading cause of adult disability and associated physical and cognitive impairments can compromise ...
Hazel Dickinson, Catherine Elizabeth Lightbody, StJohn Crean, Caroline Watkins   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Concurrent Validity of the Modified Oral Status Survey Tool

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Modified Oral Status Survey Tool (MOSST) is a novel instrument designed to assess oral health and function in older adults for whom traditional dental indices are unsuitable. Originally developed for older adults with intellectual disabilities (ID), its reliability and content validity are established, but its concurrent ...
Hoda Tayebi‐Hillali, Caoimhin Mac Giolla Phadraig, Isabel C. Olegário, Jean Moynihan, Laura Hunt, Lewis Winning, Philip McCallion, Mary McCarron, Katrina Byrne   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance of Non‐Dental Professional Caregivers in Oral Health Assessment Using the Oral Health Screener: Caregiver–Dentist Agreement and Inter‐Rater Reliability

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate caregiver–dentist agreement and inter‐rater reliability of the Oral Health Screener (OHS) following its optimisation for use in long‐term care and to examine the effect of different caregiver OHS training modalities. Methods This prospective reliability and agreement study was nested within a 2‐year cluster‐randomised ...
Patricia Ann Ivonne Vandenbulcke, Dries De Witte, Emilie Schoebrechts, Jan De Lepeleire, Anja Declercq, Dominique Declerck, Joke Duyck, Johanna de Almeida Mello   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developing and Validating a Nursing‐Applied Oral Health Risk Assessment Tool for Care‐Dependent Older German Adults: A Two‐Panel Delphi Study

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Implementation of oral health assessment tools in residential care for older adults remains challenging. We aimed to establish the content validity and practice relevance of the Mouth‐related Risk Assessment for Professional Nursing (Mu‐RAP), a nursing‐applied instrument designed to identify oral health risks in care‐dependent ...
Anna‐Lena Hillebrecht, Sarah Funck, Elmar Ludwig, Ramona Waterkotte, Anna Greta Barbe   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perspectives and Experiences of Dentists on the Provision of Oral Healthcare to Frail Older Adults in General Dental Practices

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Population ageing has increased the number of frail older adults living independently and retaining their natural dentition. To support oral healthcare professionals in caring for this patient group, the Royal Dutch Dental Association published the practice guideline Care for Frail Older Adults in the Dental Practice.
Ellen Dekkers, Brigitte Amelia Francisca Maria van Dam, Joost Cornelis Lambertus den Boer, Dagmar Else Slot, Jan Josef Mathieu Bruers   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of an Individualized Oral Health Intervention on Oral Health‐Related Behaviours Among Family Caregivers and Care Recipients

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The oral health of institutionalized individuals has been widely studied; however, research on the oral health of older family caregivers and their care recipients is scarce. We aimed to assess the impact of an individually tailored preventive oral health intervention on the oral health‐related behaviour of family caregivers and ...
Shanza Razzaq, Tarja Välimäki, Irma Nykänen, Sohvi Koponen, Roosa‐Maria Savela, Ursula Schwab, Anna Liisa Suominen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Capital and Dental Service Utilisation Among Japanese Older Adults: A Multilevel Longitudinal Study Using the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES) Data

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Social capital is an important social determinant of health linked to oral health and health‐related behaviours. Several studies assessed its association with dental service utilisation; however, findings remain inconsistent. This study aimed to examine the association between individual‐ and community‐level social capital and ...
Pemmika Intato, Yusuke Matsuyama, Sakura Kiuchi, Miho Ishimaru, Eiko Yoshida‐Kohno, Fadli Alwi, Jun Aida   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unmet Dental Care Needs Among Older Koreans

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine predisposing characteristics, enabling resources, need‐related factors, and health behaviour or service‐use indicators associated with unmet dental care needs among Korean adults aged ≥ 65 years, using Andersen's Behavioural Model of Health Services Use as an organizing framework.
Mina Kim, Kyeongmin Jang
wiley   +1 more source

Color Stability of Zinc Oxide Poly(methyl methacrylate) Nanocomposite-A New Biomaterial for Denture Bases. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel), 2022
Szerszeń M, Cierech M, Wojnarowicz J, Górski B, Mierzwińska-Nastalska E.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source