Oral Care in continuing Care Settings:
Collaborating to Improve Policies and Practice

As part of the "Oral Care in Continuing Care Settings" project, a number of hands-on and educational resources have been developed to assist care providers in delivering daily oral care to their older residents/clients.

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Oral Health Resource Manual

The oral care manual houses information on all of the hands-on and educational tools developed as part of this project. It includes: information on care cards, toolkits, daily and annual oral health assessments, oral care planning, proper technique for brushing and flossing, oral care products and aids, and various oral conditions.

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Oral Health Resource Manual
- Table of Contents

The oral care manual houses information on all of the hands-on and educational tools developed as part of this project.

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Oral Health Tool-Kits for Residents

Oral health toolkits were developed to store oral care supplies only. Having the necessary oral care supplies is a key factor in providing adequate oral care.

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Care Cards for residents and clients of Adult Day Clinic

Oral care cards outline the necessary steps for providing oral care to someone with natural teeth, dentures, partials, or a combination of natural teeth and dentures⁄partials. There is also a card available for those residents⁄ clients who have difficulty swallowing.

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Oral Health Assessment Forms

A daily Oral Health Assessment sheet was developed for recording any problems observed by the care provider when performing the resident's daily oral care routine. An Annual Oral Health Assessment form and an Oral Hygiene Care Plan was also designed by out project team.

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Posters Promoting Oral Health

As part of the invervention (Oral Care Action Plan) posters promoting oral health were developed. This is an example of one of the posters hung in the Long-term Care (LTC) facilities to raise awareness about oral health and to promote our research project.

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Information Sheets

Information sheets on a number of common oral health problems are included as part of the resource kit. There are information sheets on periodontal disease, gum disease, dental caries and diet, dry mouth, denture care and labeling dentures and several others.

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Oral Health Products/Aids

Information on a variety of products & aids available to facilitate the delivery of daily oral care and/or to enhance resident comfort.

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Educational Videos

During the implementation of the Oral Care Action Plan, the team hygienist visited each of the LTC facilities to deliver 5 different education sessions to staff. The educational sessions were then developed into educational videos.

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