TY - JOUR
T1 - Oral health and community nursing
T2 - A practical guide to the Delivering Better Oral Health toolkit for adults
AU - Sibanda, Lwazi
AU - Niven, Victoria
AU - Gallagher, Jennifer E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 MA Healthcare Ltd.
PY - 2023/8/2
Y1 - 2023/8/2
N2 - Despite being largely preventable, oral diseases are the major contributor to chronic conditions nationally and globally. If left untreated, oral diseases have many harmful effects throughout life on our patients including pain and infection, and can lead to difficulties with eating, sleeping, socialising and wellbeing. Oral health inequalities exist across our population, and particularly affect vulnerable, disadvantaged and socially excluded groups in society. Oral health is a key indicator for overall health, and is inextricably interlinked with general health. Hence, existing health messages that community nursing teams provide contribute towards oral health. Community nurses are in an established position to provide and reinforce positive oral health messages to their patients, as well as signpost to available dental services. This paper aims to support community nurses with a practical resource for key evidence-based oral health preventative advice, and input into how their patients can access dental care.
AB - Despite being largely preventable, oral diseases are the major contributor to chronic conditions nationally and globally. If left untreated, oral diseases have many harmful effects throughout life on our patients including pain and infection, and can lead to difficulties with eating, sleeping, socialising and wellbeing. Oral health inequalities exist across our population, and particularly affect vulnerable, disadvantaged and socially excluded groups in society. Oral health is a key indicator for overall health, and is inextricably interlinked with general health. Hence, existing health messages that community nursing teams provide contribute towards oral health. Community nurses are in an established position to provide and reinforce positive oral health messages to their patients, as well as signpost to available dental services. This paper aims to support community nurses with a practical resource for key evidence-based oral health preventative advice, and input into how their patients can access dental care.
KW - community patients
KW - multidisciplinary
KW - Oral health
KW - oral health promotion
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85166057334&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.12968/bjcn.2023.28.8.398
DO - 10.12968/bjcn.2023.28.8.398
M3 - Article
C2 - 37527225
AN - SCOPUS:85166057334
SN - 1462-4753
VL - 28
SP - 398
EP - 403
JO - British Journal of Community Nursing
JF - British Journal of Community Nursing
IS - 8
ER -
