Four common etiologies contribute to oral mucosa breakdown in the neuroscience patient population: motor or cognitive deficits, oropharyngeal musculature or swallowing dysfunction, specific ...

Healthcare workers at nursing homes face a major challenge when helping older adults to maintain their oral hygiene. This has been shown in a study conducted at the University of Gothenburg, which ...

Oral health is essential to healthy aging, yet a ¨silent epidemic of oral diseases¨ disproportionately burdens older adults residing in long-term care facilities. Access to dental care in these ...

Many hospitalized adults could benefit from linkage to dental care. This article describes a planned study to refer inpatients to community dental providers. Objectives: Previous research suggests ...

Bronwyn Hemsley receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia Andrew Georgiou receives funding from National Health and Medical Research Council. Joanne Steel and ...

Nursing, medical, and dental students can work as a team to improve their knowledge of pediatric oral health--and how to work with their fellow health professionals, finds new research led by NYU Rory ...

A review of the literature found few accounts of oral assessment parameters and nursing interventions for the neuroscience patient. This article identifies oral care interventions practiced by nurses ...