Care Provider Education - Mouth Care (Oral Hygiene) for Dependent Adults

Video Learning Modules

• Mouth Health & Healthy Aging - the importance of mouth care and the links between oral and general health
• Supporting Daily Mouth Care for Older Adults - discussion of skills for daily mouth care including tooth brushing techniques to help others clean their teeth
• Supporting Denture Care for Older Adults - looks at key denture care concepts
• Managing Care Responsive Behavior - understand and manage challenging resident behaviours to reduce the stress of daily mouth care
• Observing for Changes; The Healthy Mouth - learn to distinguish a healthy mouth and unhealthy changes to tailor your assistance for daily mouth care
• Observing for Oral Health Changes - discusses unhealthy mouth conditions, resident behaviours and oral health, as well as triggers for referral to dental care.
• Observing for Oral Health Changes: Additional Information - looks at additional, less common oral health conditions that may be observed
• Mouth Care Planning - information for nursing professionals on developing a mouth care plan using the disablement process

Video Demonstration Modules

• Denture Care - review of basic denture and mouth care for resident without teeth
• Denture Care & Implants - live demonstration of care and maintenance for dentures, implants and tissues of the mouth
• Tooth Brushing Techniques - basic toothbrushing for residents
• Tooth Brushing With Modified Mouth Care Protocol - modified brushing techniques for concerns like swallowing and choking
• Tooth Brushing With Care Responsive Behaviors - learn a variety of mouth care skills for challenging situations along with reasons why residents respond to having their teeth brushed

Oral & Systemic Health Information

• Bugs & Drugs for Dental Infections
• Talking To Your Patients About HPV Vaccine – For Healthcare Providers

Policy & Standards

Standards

• Continuing Care Health Service Standards Alberta Health
• Continuing Care Health Service Standards - Information Guide Alberta Health

Population Health

• Population Health Approach
• Professional Development Opportunities - Dental Public Health Discipline Specific Competencies

Position Statements

• Alberta Health & Alberta Health Services - Position Statement Community on Water Fluoridation (Archived)
• Canadian Dental Association (CDA) - Position Statements
• Canadian Association of Public Health Dental (CAPHD) - Position Statements
• Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) - Position Statements

Professional Associations

Alberta

• Alberta College of Dental Hygienists
• College of Dental Surgeons of Alberta
• College of Alberta Dental Assistants

Canada

• Canadian Association of Public Health Dentistry
• Canadian Dental Assistants Association
• Canadian Dental Association
• Canadian Dental Hygienists Association

Promotional Posters

• Sugar & Oral Health – Snacks
• Sugar & Oral Health – Drinks
• Sugar & Oral Health – Added Sugars
• Fluoride Toothpaste Tips for Kids
• Preschool Oral Health Services Poster

Reports

• Accelerating Action on Oral Health & NCD: Achieving an Integrated Response
• Access to Care (Health Equity) Network for Canadian Oral Health Research (video)
• Equity in Children’s Dental Caries Before & After Cessation of Community Water Fluoridation: Differential Impact by Dental Insurance Status and Geographic Material Deprivation (ext)
• Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable People Living in Canada
• Health Trends
  • ED Visits for Toothaches
  • Material Deprivation & Quality of Health
  • Sugar Sweetened Beverages
  • Measuring the Short-Term Impact of Fluoridation Cessation on Dental Caries in Grade 2 Children Using Tooth Surface Indices
• Redirecting Public Oral Health Fluoride Varnish Intervention to Low Socio-Economic Status Children in Alberta
• World Dental Federation
  • Oral Health for an Ageing Population
  • Road Map for Healthy Ageing
• WHO: Oral Health Facts

Reviews

Fluoride Toothpaste

• Fluoride Toothpaste Use for Young Children
• Fluoride Toothpaste Efficacy & Safety in Children Younger than 6 Years – A Systematic Review

Fluoride Varnish

• Fluoride Varnish in the Prevention of Dental Caries in Children & Adolescents: A Systematic Review
• Fluoride Varnishes for Preventing Dental Caries in Children & Adolescents: Cochrane Review 2013

Dental Sealants

• Sealants for Preventing Dental Decay in the Permanent Teeth: Cochrane Review 2013
• Vital Signs: Dental Sealant Use & Untreated Tooth Decay Among U.S. School-Aged Children: CDC MMWR 2016
• Sealants Versus Fluoride Varnish – Which Is Better for Preventing Decay in Children’s Teeth? Cochrane Oral Health Group 2016

Older Adults

• Oral Hygiene Care for Critically Ill Patients to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
• Education for Nursing Home Staff & or Residents to Improve Residents’ Oral Health