An Instrument To Assess the Oral Health Status of Nursing Home Residents

Abstract

This article presents data from the development and testing of an instrument to evaluate the oral health of nursing home residents by nursing personnel (RNs, LVNs, and CNAs). After the instrument was developed, nursing staff were taught to do a brief oral health status examination (BOHSE). Using the instrument, a dentist examined 100 residents; the examination was repeated on the same residents by each category of nurse examiners. Correlation coefficients indicate that statistically significant interrater reliability between the three categories of nursing personnel and the dentist was established, suggesting that nursing staff can be taught to evaluate the oral health of residents. Replication of the study in multiple sites is recommended.

Impact of oral health status on oral health-related quality of life in Chinese hospitalised geriatric patients

“…Kayser and colleague [21] recommended that ten pairs of occluding teeth are required to maintain optimal chewing ability. Having fewer than eight pairs of occluding teeth may limit the food choice of hospitalised geriatric patients and lead to poor nutrition [26] as well as an undermining of general well being.…”

“…It was developed to facilitate nondental professionals to conduct a systematic oral assessment for dementia patients in residential care homes [21]. The assessment covers ten aspects of oral health including: lips, tongue, soft tissues, gums, saliva, condition of natural teeth and artificial teeth, and pairs of occluding teeth.…”

“…The BOHSE has good content validity and test-retest reliability. Inter-rater reliability between dentist and residential home staff has also been established [21].…”

Association of Dry Tongue to Pyrexia in Long-Term Hospitalized Patients

“…Between February and March of each year, a dentist (K.O.) performed a baseline oral examination and assessed oral hygiene status using the Kayser-Jones brief oral health status examination [11] .…”

Implementation of oral health recommendations into two residential aged care facilities in a regional Australian city

“…The developed audit tool was adapted from the Kayser-Jones Brief Oral Health Status Assessment 38 and the Oral Exam Guide developed by Beck. 39 The THSD Oral Health Service contextualised both tools to suit the aged care environment and staff skill mix.…”