Journal of Disability and Oral Health

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Cover Date:
March 2011
Print ISSN:
1470-8558
Vol:
12
Issue:
1

Inspiring and recognising good oral health practice within care homes

Aims and Objectives: The Fife Oral Health Care Award was developed to promote and improve oral health in care homes, by enhancing the knowledge and understanding of care home staff, and the capacity of care homes to deliver optimal oral health care. Design: The Fife Oral Health Care Award was developed within Fife and based on national guidance and existing national award structures. The award was designed for and marketed to care homes within Fife. There were ten award criteria which were assessed by a dental hygienist / oral health promoter. The criteria included a range of indicators including the proportion of care home staff receiving oral health training, the oral hygiene of residents and the use of denture marking. Results: Twenty one care homes have been successful in obtaining the award to date. There was an increase in the number of satisfactory plaque scores in residents. The quantity of staff training, oral health assessments, oral health care plans, provision of toothbrushes, toothpaste and denture marking also increased. Conclusion: This novel approach to encouraging care home staff to improve oral healthcare standards had early positive results. Long term evaluation of the Fife Oral Health Care Award is required to establish if these improvements continue.

Key words: Older people, oral health, care homes, plaque scores, award, denture marking, nursing care, care staff

Article Price
£15.00
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Page Start
3
Page End
9
Authors
Brett G Duane, Donna Kirk, Gillian M Forbes, Graham Ball

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