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

Fallon, Tony; Buikstra, Elizabeth; Cameron, Michelle; Hegney, Desley; MacKenzie, Debra; March, Judith; Moloney, Clint; Pitt, Jacinta

doi:10.1097/01258363-200609000-00002

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“…This information could then be used to determine the patient's oral care needs. Fallon et al . reported that oral care plans were not routinely filled out by residential aged care nurses.…”

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Nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and current practice of daily oral hygiene care to patients on acute aged care wards in two Australian hospitals

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Sharma

et al. 2015

Special Care in Dentistry

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This study aimed to identify nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and current practice in relation to oral hygiene (OH) by means of a questionnaire. It was conducted on the aged care wards of two acute tertiary referral hospitals in New South Wales, Australia. We found that 74% of nurses have a set OH practice. Fifty-four percent of nurses learn their OH practice at university or TAFE. The main nurse qualification is a registered nurse (72%). Denture cleaning, toothbrushing, and swabbing the mouth with a toothette are the main OH practices. Nurses (99%) considered OH to be important. The main barriers to conducting OH practices were patient behaviors, lack of time and staff, and patient physical difficulties. Nurses considered OH important however patient behaviors impact on their ability to undertake the task. Education institutions and hospitals should consider the joint development of a formal OH procedure and training package that can be used on acute geriatric care wards.

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“…This information could then be used to determine the patient's oral care needs. Fallon et al . reported that oral care plans were not routinely filled out by residential aged care nurses.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and current practice of daily oral hygiene care to patients on acute aged care wards in two Australian hospitals

Gibney

Wright

Sharma

et al. 2015

Special Care in Dentistry

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“…Planning and implementing practice procedures such as an entry level oral health assessment and 'accountability for oral health being done' (OHT1) requires organisational commitment that is considered integral to the process of improvement 7,17,18 . These challenges were identified across contexts including education, clinical practice and organisational management.…”

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“…This may reflect a broader policy trend as a legal change in the Netherlands in 2006 allowed clients to approach a dental hygienist directly 15,16 . The appointment of such roles is reported to be a cost-effective option for improving oral health knowledge, skills and motivation for staff 7,17,18 . More recent literature adds that the oral health champion has to be accessible and have rapport with the group targeted for change 17 .…”

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Does residential aged care need dental professionals? A qualitative study on dental professionals' perceptions in Australia

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“…Appropriate care. In many countries, such as Canada 14,47 and the USA 48 , caregivers are legally, ethically and morally responsible to provide the same care for disabled as for abled people 49,50 , and government-regulated LTC facilities in Australia are required to provide oral care and access to dentists 51,52 . Yet there are serious gaps in integration of oral health care with general health care 16,36,[53][54][55] .…”

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A scoping review and research synthesis on financing and regulating oral care in long‐term care facilities

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A scoping review and research synthesis on financing and regulating oral care in long-term care facilities Background: Oral health care for frail elders is grossly inadequate almost everywhere, and our knowledge of regulating and financing oral care in this context is unclear.Objective: This scoping study examined and summarised the published literature available and the gaps in knowledge about regulating and financing oral care in long-term care (LTC) facilities. Methods: We limited the electronic search to reports on regulating and financing oral care, including reports, commentaries, reviews and policy statements on financing and regulating oral health-related services. Results: The broad electronic search identified 1168 citations, which produced 42 references, including 26 pieces of grey literature for a total of 68 papers. Specific information was found on public and private funding of care and on difficulties regulating care because of professional segregation, difficulties assessing need for care, uncertainty on appropriateness of treatments and issues around scope of professional practice. A wide range of information along with 19 implications and 18 specific gaps in knowledge emerged relevant to financing and regulating oral healthcare services in LTC facilities. Conclusions: Effort has been given to enhancing oral care for frail elders, but there is little agreement on how the care should be regulated or financed within the LTC sector.

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

Cited by 4 publications

References 28 publications

Nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and current practice of daily oral hygiene care to patients on acute aged care wards in two Australian hospitals

Nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and current practice of daily oral hygiene care to patients on acute aged care wards in two Australian hospitals

Does residential aged care need dental professionals? A qualitative study on dental professionals' perceptions in Australia

A scoping review and research synthesis on financing and regulating oral care in long‐term care facilities

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