Oral health status of older people resident in care homes in Wales is poor. Findings suggest more could be done to improve preventive care both before and after admission to the care home.
Most treatment need in care homes is basic restorative, periodontal and preventive care. Half of this could be managed by general dentists, some on a domiciliary basis and the rest in primary care dental clinics. The commonest complexity was additional time. More complex treatments were associated with care in clinics, skills in special care dentistry and multidisciplinary care.
The recent spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza from Asia to the west has provoked great concern in the EU and worldwide. This disease can have devastating consequences for the health of birds (wild and domestic) and can sometimes pose a threat to human health too. In response to the heightened risk of avian flu, the EU has increased preventive and control measures to ensure early detection of infected birds and help contain the disease in the event of an outbreak. EU legislation in this area has been complemented by emergency measures to guarantee a swift, efficient and coherent response to avian influenza outbreaks.
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