Daily Oral Care Training
A person trained to follow the given personalized OHI Card and administer effective daily oral care to those they are in care of or oversee independent individuals.
"You are not alone" in my Michael Jackson voice.
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Worldwide, the oral health of older people (65+) living in LTCF is poor with a high prevalence of dental caries, periodontal disease, and incremental tooth loss.
Now there is an effective solution.
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Partnering with us will allow oral health to be implemented effortlessly!
Advantages to your business
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This training prepares nursing staff to confidently remove daily oral plaque and promote healing and a healthy mouth. Providing the best for your clients overall health includes oral health.
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Provide in-house oral health services by trained oral care professionals and resident’s receive good overall health and wellness.
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Low-cost innovative oral health strategy in line with what the ASTDD recommends.
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Serve as a constant reminder when the OHI Card is placed on the bathroom countertop especially for memory impaired residents. Caregiver gets a chance to view the oral cavity for problems on a routine basis and identify problems early.
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Confirmation that mom and dad’s oral investment will continue to be cared for. The average 3-unit bridge or implant is an average $1,800 - $3,000 to replace 1 tooth. We will see more advanced dentistry in seniors in the near future.
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Identify oral disease and infection that can come into conflict with other health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease in adults and elderly patients.
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Give necessary dental referrals.
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Upon admittance the Program can provide baseline data for your facility, a person’s oral status, improve oral care and inform person’s of pressing dental issues.
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Partnering with the OHI Card Program will allow you to join us in the initiative to raise the oral health score from POOR to FAIR in our 5-year plan.
The 2-hour course includes:
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Learning about and following the OHI Card instructions.
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Hands on training of dental aids use and their function that makes delivering oral care easier to administer.
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Recognizing moderate to gross decay, tartar, inflammation, abscess, fistula, moderate to advanced periodontal disease etc. Also, acute vs. chronic disease manifestations through our colorful slideshow. Educate staff about plaque formation in nursing homes considering diet, mobility, and linguistics.
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Identify common medicaments that cause dry mouth side effect. Getting familiar with the Refill guide, calculate and input items in a patient’s financial plan so there are no interruptions in care.
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An introduction to Silver Diamine Fluoride application. (online link)
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Learning the importance of oral health and how it relates to general health. Plus a lot more!
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Research says an approach, to increase nursing students’ knowledge and ability to provide oral care, particularly to maintain the health of older people, and to interest students in providing effective oral care. (3)