Equipping nursing home staff with proper training and techniques to provide effective oral care to residents reduced the number of pneumonia cases at facilities during the first year of a two-year ...

Fragmented Medicaid coverage coupled with the lack of a dental benefit under traditional Medicare leads to poor oral health outcomes for older adults in ...

The city of Hollister, Calif., recently welcomed its first dental hygiene practice, KSBW reported Nov. 3. Vanessa Salinas, a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, opened Vibrant Smiles ...

Teledentistry has been suggested as a way to meet the current unmet dental needs of elderly residents in long-term care facilities. But how good is the current technology, and is it ready for its ...

Healthcare workers at nursing homes face a major challenge when helping older adults to maintain their oral hygiene. This has been shown in a study conducted at the University of Gothenburg, which ...