Dental hygiene education for nursing staff in a nursing home for older people

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1273-1279

  Kullberg, Erika ^a   Sjögren, Petteri ^b   Forsell, Marianne ^a   Hoogstraate, Janet ^c   Herbst, Bertil ^a   Johansson, Olle ^d  

^a Oral Care AB   (Sweden)

^b Dentist and Research Leader Oral Care AB   (Sweden)

^c ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dental hygiene; Education; Gingivitis; Nursing home; Nursing staff; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; SWEDEN; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; DENTAL PLAQUE; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; ORAL HYGIENE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SWEDEN;

EID: 77952822947     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05298.x     Document Type: Article

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