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Development of a European consensus from dentists, dental hygienists and physicians on a standard for oral health care in care-dependent older people: An e-Delphi study
- Source :
- Charadram, N, Maniewicz, S, Maggi, S, Petrovic, M, Kossioni, A, Srinivasan, M, Schimmel, M, Muller, F, McKenna, G & Mojon, P 2020, ' Development of a European consensus from dentists, dental hygienists and physicians on a standard for oral health care in care-dependent older people: An e-Delphi study ', Gerodontology, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 38-41 ., Gerodontology, Vol. 38, No 1 (2021) pp. 41-56
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- ObjectivesThis study aimed to obtain a consensus on oral health policy, access to dental care, oral hygiene measures and training levels.BackgroundPoor oral health is widespread in care-dependent older people, but no consensus for a minimum standard of oral health care exists yet.MethodsThe e-Delphi approach was applied to a selected panel of interdisciplinary experts. Data analysis was based on three measurements: (a) ≥70% of experts’ opinion fall into category “agree or strongly agree,” (b) median score on the 5-point Likert scale ≥4, (c) interquartile range ≤1.ResultsA total of 31 experts from 17 European countries participated in this survey. Agreement was achieved for a compulsory dental examination when an elder is admitted to a long-term care (LTC) facility. Older people should brush their teeth twice/day and regularly clean interproximal spaces and oral mucosa. Dentures should be rinsed after meals and cleaned twice/day. The use of denture cleansing tablets was considered necessary. Dentures should be removed before sleeping and stored dry. A 5000 ppm fluoride toothpaste should be applied daily in elder with high caries risk. A short report on the oral health status of the elder should be included in the geriatric assessment. All experts concluded that the knowledge and the training in oral health care for caregivers and family members of care-dependent older people were imperative.ConclusionsUsing the e-Delphi method, multidisciplinary healthcare professionals from different countries agreed on certain cardinal recommendations for a standard oral health care for care-dependent older people.
- Subjects :
- care-dependent older adult
e-Delphi study
Institutionalised older adults
Delphi Technique
Dentists
Delphi method
geriatric oral care
Oral Health
0302 clinical medicine
80 and over
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
610 Medicine & health
Aged, 80 and over
institutionalised older adults
Care-dependent older adults
E-Delphi study
Reference Standards
ddc:617.6
care-dependent older adults
Aged
Consensus
Delivery of Health Care
Dental Hygienists
Europe
Humans
Physicians
medicine.medical_specialty
Oral hygiene
Removable prosthodontics
03 medical and health sciences
stomatognathic system
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
General Dentistry
business.industry
Conflict of interest
030206 dentistry
Focus group
stomatognathic diseases
Geriatric oral care
Family medicine
ddc:618.97
Oral health care
Geriatrics and Gerontology
business
Older people
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17412358 and 07340664
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- GerodontologyREFERENCES
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....98a42e5b21989138089525920cbc6fa0