Deploying Oral Health Therapists in Aged Residential Care in New Zealand: A Pilot Study
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 +7 more
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Correction: The Role of Abutment Preparation Strategies in Optimizing the Bond Strength of Resin-Bonded Fixed Partial Dentures: An In Vitro Study. [PDF]
Abdussalam A +2 more
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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 +3 more
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Perception of the impact of oral issues on the quality of life of Indigenous populations of Espírito Santo, Brazil. [PDF]
Velten DB +3 more
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Concurrent Validity of the Modified Oral Status Survey Tool
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 +8 more
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Denture trueness and subjective retention analysis of digital monolithic dentures. [PDF]
Ibrahim EA +3 more
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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 +7 more
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Implementation of a Structured Preclinical Simulation Tool for Locator Housing Pick-Up Training. [PDF]
Chen PH, Fu CC, Givan DA.
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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 +4 more
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Evaluation of occlusion and disocclusion time in immediately loaded implant overdentures retained by two splinted versus non-splinted interforaminal implants: A randomized clinical trial. [PDF]
Refai OM +2 more
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