Dental Flossing

As a nurse in a skilled nursing facility, oral hygiene care is very important, but the importance significantly increases when our patients are functionally dependent or cognitively impaired. These patients are unable to perform this task and depend on nurses to provide daily care. Nurses need to pay close attention for potential problems. They will need to perform assessments, develop oral care plans, and identify preventions and strategies to eliminate any potential problems. Poor oral health has been linked to serious systemic illnesses including diabetes mellitus, stroke, hypertension, myocardial infarction and aspiration pneumonia (Dyck et al., 2012). Patients who suffer from a lack of oral care can have a dramatic impact to their

Research has shown that staff training in oral hygiene and the use of an individualised Oral Hygiene Care Plan is beneficial to the resident and also the nurse and will allow appropriate care (National Guideline Clearing house [NGC], 2003).

Evidence increasingly shows that poor oral health is associated with functional disability that can lead to deficits and decline” (Overview of oral health, 2017). According to an article in the Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, dental fear can have a significant impact on a person’s awareness of their oral health, as well as one’s pro-active steps towards prevention and treatment. Therefore, it is paramount in helping a patient alleviate their fear by listening to the patient, acknowledging their concerns, and taking things slowly (Yildirim,

While most of the patients I interacted with were seeking non-dental care, I met patients who were seeking care to health conditions that stem from their oral health such as oral abscesses, which our team was unable to treat except for prescribing antibiotics or painkillers. I encountered similar situations when I shadowed physicians in the emergency room of hospitals, observing a variety of craniofacial disorders originating from a preventable tooth decay. From these observations, I learned that patients often did not receive treatment that addressed the root of their problems: their oral health. As the result, I learned that many physicians saw the same patient repeatedly for problems that would otherwise be easily prevented through proper preventive dental care. Determining to address the unmet needs for accessible preventive dental care, I decided to pursue a career in dentistry so that I can provide a positive and meaningful impact to the underserved community on their oral health and ultimately their overall

Although there have been oral health care models, as well as, best practice concepts for oral health, there is still a host of barriers that prevent this problem from being minimalized. Factors including negative behaviors from both the staff and residents, dexterity, mobility, as well as a lack of dental supplies, often leave the residents or the health care personnel frustrated. Some of the factors that prevent dentists from caring for these residents is a lack of mobile equipment, lack of space, time away from their private practice, and low reimbursement rates (Dirks, 2016). The director of nursing, along with the administrator, must collaborate with dental personnel to change the culture and instill a higher value on oral health. On-site training and education must be included in oral care, along with infection control regulations. Most residents are not able to coordinate their own care and often rely on personnel at the facility for assistance. There needs to be a collaboration between dental personnel, facility staff, and the residents, to cultivate oral care as an integral part of health and wellness for each resident (Chaves,

Patient compliance is difficult to achieve especially when you have a patient that is unwilling to change their habits for an improvement in their oral health. As a dental hygienist I plan to provide adequate dental care and educate my patients enough to the point where they become more compliant. I am hoping through the advances in dental hygiene we can reach a point where patient compliance is at an all time high. Having more evidence and hands on tools to show the patients

A dental team is usually composed of a dentist, dental assistant, and dental hygienist. This effective and efficient team works in unison to meet the needs of patients. Each member plays a vital role; specifically, the dental hygienist plays an integral role in helping patients achieve and maintain optimal oral health. A dental hygienist’s main approach in patient care is disease prevention. They implement this approach by identifying and treating oral diseases.

As we all know people may loose the ability to brush their teeth due to various causes. A simple task has been taken grounded by most people everyday, but is a mission impossible for someone. Besides to be able to live normally for someone, they have to feel safe to be where they are. No one can carry on living in fear. By adapting outcome based practice will need care providers to using special means to support individual to achieve these tasks rather than do the task for them for the reason of individual wishing to carry on those tasks

Studies on oral health range from the impact of dental health insurance to the efficiency of state or federal programs and services. More recently, studies have also highlight the role of less advantageous populations. In the study by Edelstein, Hirsch, Frosh, & Kumar (2015), a Medicaid population is examined on its available interventions in an effort to reduce childhood dental carries. The researchers used systems model analysis of the Medicaid population in New York in order to assess the cost savings and disease reduction capacity of nine interventions, which include the following: fluoride varnish application, water fluoridation, fluoride toothpaste, fluoride varnish, medical screening, motivational interviewing, secondary prevention,

Many people heed their dentist’s advice of brushing their teeth twice a day, but for some reason, fail to floss daily as instructed. The American Dental Association recommends flossing at least once a day to remove plaque your toothbrush can’t reach. At Baldwin Dentistry in Hot Springs, Arkansas, their trusted family dentist provides the expert teeth cleanings and other vital preventative procedures you need, in addition to daily brushing and flossing.

Brushing and flossing are important, but nothing beats a full dental cleaning for keeping your teeth healthy. In Dothan, AL, the dental care professionals at Field and Hanahan perform each teeth cleaning with the attentive precision you deserve. They’re committed to the overall dental health of every member of the community, so they make sure they do a thorough job on each dental cleaning.

The University of Melbourne conducted a systematic review which included 32 studies of models for individual oral health promotion and their effectiveness. Hence, health behaviour change models targeting the social contexts of the behaviour were found to be more effective than the traditional biomedical model of targeting the causes of illness through preventive and educational approaches (Yevlahova & Satur, 2009). This review provided evidence to allow health practitioners to focus more on the underlying social determinants of oral disease during clinical dental encounter. The adoption of healthy food policies were proved to be effective to promote nutritional quality, decrease sugar intake and successfully reduced the caries increments over a one year period in Brazilian preschool children (Rodrigues, Watt, & Sheiham, 1999). Therefore, it is more rationale to adopt a collaborative approach. Food policy and health promotion activities are examples of common risk factor approach to promote preschool oral

The research method used for this study was a survey distributed as a self-report questionnaire. Data were collected by giving the questionnaire to 3,065 male and female adolescents attending grades 7 through 12 in three midwestern states. The sample design consisted of two parts. First, schools were chosen within a participating school district, which was representative for size and location within the area. Second, two or three classrooms per grade level were chosen among the general enrollment classes. A small subset was also added from applicants who volunteered from the districts who were interviewed a few weeks before the questionnaire was administered (Akers, Lanza-Kaduce, & Radiosevich, 1979).

Although many Americans have good oral hygiene due to fluoride and making everyday good decisions, others do not have any access at all to oral health care. Over the years, dentists have been trying to demonstrate the importance of oral care. (“Access to Dental Care”) From commercials to campaigns, dentists will continue to demonstrate to their patients as well as to the people who don't have insurance the importance of oral health care. They will teach them preventative care and some techniques on how to prevent from getting any diseases.

AIM OF THE STUDY: Assessment of awareness of ill-effects of deleterious habits on oral health in patients visiting Panineeya Dental College and Hospital, Hyderabad ,India.