Oral care training in the basic education of care professionals

Abstract

The results could not confirm that LTC professional's basic education concerning oral care was inadequate. There may therefore be other explanations for the poor oral hygiene in many LTC facilities.

Oral healthcare education of future nursing personnel and auxiliary nurses

“…More than 80% of the high schools had mandatory oral health education, and 96% offered practical training. Our results confirm the results from 2009, where almost all the high schools with auxiliary nursing programmes had oral healthcare education. However, our study also explored the quality of the education, and we are greatly concerned that only about half of the teachers consider the oral health education at their high schools to be adequate to prepare students for later work in health institutions.…”

“…A questionnaire constructed on the basis of questions published by Samson et al . was extended with questions that were designed by the authors.…”

“…The questionnaire consisted of 14 questions, as shown in Table . The amount of teaching in the programme was explored, similar to Samson et al . with four alternatives (Fig.…”

“…In this context, we should explore whether oral health training or education, including how to clean teeth, is adequate in the educational programmes of auxiliary nurses. In 2009, almost all high schools with auxiliary nursing programmes provided oral health education, and 40% had three or more theoretical lessons. However, knowledge about the quality of oral healthcare education is still sparse.…”

Dental Implant Status of Patients Receiving Long‐Term Nursing Care in Japan

“…In the future, care workers may increasingly come into contact with implants, and knowledge relating to implants will be as essential as knowledge of oral care. While it does not relate directly to implants, educating nurses in oral care for stroke patients is reported to improve their knowledge and attitudes toward patients; in the same way, there is a need to cultivate a better understanding of implants by bolstering education and sharing knowledge among workers other than dental professionals and among the families of patients with implants.…”