Long-term care facility residents in Warsaw, Poland, showed poor oral health and had a median number of missing teeth ranging ...

Equipping nursing home staff with proper training and techniques to provide effective oral care to residents reduced the number of pneumonia cases at facilities during the first year of a two-year ...

The need for oral healthcare treatment for nursing home residents is well-documented. Researchers wanted to see if a preventive and curative program that included visits from a mobile dental team and ...

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 ...

Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - February 2, 2022) - According to a national poll conducted by Abacus Data for the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA), nearly all Canadians believe that ...

Oral hygiene extends far beyond the pursuit of a dazzling smile—it’s a cornerstone of our overall health and wellbeing. In recent years, technological innovations have dramatically reshaped our ...