Nursing and care staff should undertake regular oral health and hygiene care training based on the Better Oral Health in Residential Care program, a University of Tasmania study has recommended.
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Staff training alone won’t close dental care gap: expert
There are fresh calls for aged care providers to employ dental hygienists to address poor dental hygiene and care in residential facilities, with almost 70 per cent of the residents who took part in a new pilot study identified as requiring dental treatment.
