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Spotlight on mouth cancer in care homes
This year’s Mouth Cancer Action Month is giving particular attention to the care homes sector – how can dental professionals…
Dentistry
Care homes ‘are being deprived of dental services’
A care home manager said it had become an ‘impossibility’ to get NHS dentists to visit residents when they need…
Dentistry
Care home residents facing worst of NHS dentistry access crisis
Following a CQC review which highlights the lack of access to NHS dentistry for care home residents, the BDA has…
Oral health
Improving oral health in care homes
We follow the progress of Jackie Whiteley’s project to improve oral health in care homes after a recent roundtable discussion.…
Oral health
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Care homes aren’t giving residents oral health care needed
The Care Quality Commission says care homes aren’t doing enough to ensure residents get the oral health care they need.…
Oral health
Calls in Oxfordshire for better access to dentistry in care homes
Healthwatch Oxfordshire is calling for better access to dental treatment for residents in care home. The calls come after a…
Oral health
Dentists demand better dental services in care homes
Dentists around the UK are calling on the Government to properly fund dental services for residents in care homes. The…
Oral health
Caring for care homes
Dentists will continue to get the blame for poor oral health in care homes until the Government starts commissioning dental…
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Care homes not providing sufficient oral health support
A new Healthwatch report has found that some care homes are providing insufficient support to access dentists. In the report…
Oral health
New guidelines hope to improve oral health in care homes
Care home residents’ oral health needs are the focus of a new NICE quality standards guidelines. The guidelines outline the…
Oral health
Care home residents should be helped to brush their teeth twice a day, says NICE
A draft quality standard to improve oral health in care homes and hospitals has been published today (6 January 2017)…
Oral health
Improving oral health in care homes
The oral health of older people living in care homes needs to be given more priority, Michael Watson says. A…
Oral health
NICE oral health guidelines for care homes backed
NICE has published new guidance titled ‘Oral health for adults in care homes’, to improve oral health in care homes.…
Oral health
New NICE guideline on care home oral care released
A new National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline has been developed with the aim of improving oral health…
Oral health
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