Long-term effect of an oral healthcare programme on oral hygiene in a nursing home

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 575-579

  Samson, Heidi ^a   Berven, Liv ^b   Strand, Gunhild V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Løvåsen Teaching Nursing Home   (Norway)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Frail elderly; Intervention; Long term care; Oral hygiene programme

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOUTH HYGIENE; NORWAY; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; TABLET; TEACHING; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

AGED; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTURE CLEANSERS; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORWAY; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; ORAL HYGIENE INDEX; TABLETS; TEACHING MATERIALS; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOOTHPASTES;

EID: 70349192896     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2009.00673.x     Document Type: Article

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