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Behavior management and communication strategies for dental professionals when caring for patients with dementia
Author(s) -
Chalmers Jane M.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2000.tb01152.x
Subject(s) - dementia , medicine , oral hygiene , psychological intervention , dental care , health professionals , behavior management , nursing , dental hygiene , oral health , health care , family medicine , dentistry , psychology , psychotherapist , disease , pathology , economics , economic growth
The Impact of dementia and associated behavioral problems on the oral health of long‐term‐care‐facllity residents Is Increasing. The provision of oral hygiene care for these cognitlvely Impaired residents Is difficult and complex. Dental professionals and carers need good communication skills with cognltively Impaired residents, and specific strategies for the management and prevention of their behavioral problems. Newer philosophies of dementia care enable dental professionals and carers to use more Individualized and non‐pharmacological approaches for dental treatment and preventive oral care provision. This paper reviews behavior management and communication strategies from the dental literature, and newer techniques and Interventions from dementia research and literature.