Oral Health Assessment in Residential Care
A routine oral health assessment helps identify the need for a dental referral and informs oral care planning.
The Better Oral Health in Residential Care resource package was funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services (previously the Department of Health and Ageing) under the Encouraging Better Practice in Aged Care (EBPAC) Initiative (2007-2009).
The resource package explains how you can provide oral care to frail older people with complex needs.
Oral health care includes:
You will learn how to put these strategies into action by following four key oral health processes: