Resource Package
The Better Oral Health in Home Care resource package was funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services under the Encouraging Better Practice in Aged Care (EBPAC) Initiative (2012-2014).
The resource package explains how you can support older people to maintain good oral health at home.
A set of simple preventative strategies shows you how to encourage older people to
- care for their natural teeth
- care for their dentures
- find relief of dry mouth
- eat tooth-friendly foods
- see a dental professional
- quit smoking.
Four key oral health processes
You will learn how to put these strategies into action by following four key oral health processes
Oral health assessment
Oral health assessment is the first process in helping to improve an older person's oral health
Oral health care planning
The second process in helping to improve an older person's oral health is oral health care planning
Daily oral care
The third process in helping to improve an older person's oral health, is putting the oral health care plan into action by supporting the delivery of daily oral care
Dental referral
The fourth process in helping to improve an older person's oral health is a dental referral
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