Open Access<p>Effects of Domiciliary Professional Oral Care for Care-Dependent Elderly in Nursing Homes – Oral Hygiene, Gingival Bleeding, Root Caries and Nursing Staff’s Oral Health Knowledge and Attitudes</p>
Author(s) -
Caroline Girestam Croonquist,
Jesper Dalum,
Pia Skott,
Petteri Sjögren,
Inger Wårdh,
Elisabeth Morén
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical interventions in aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1178-1998
pISSN - 1176-9092
DOI - 10.2147/cia.s236460
Subject(s) - medicine , oral hygiene , nursing homes , oral health , nursing , oral health care , hygiene , family medicine , dentistry , pathology
The primary aim was to describe the effects for nursing home residents of monthly professional cleaning and individual oral hygiene instruction provided by registered dental hygienists (RDHs), in comparison with daily oral care as usual. The secondary aim was to study the knowledge and attitudes among nursing staff regarding oral health care and needs.