Research recommendation(s) from an individual piece of guidance
- Guidance:
- Oral health for adults in care homes
- Date issued:
Research recommendations coming out of this guidance
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Access to dental services in England for adults in care homes:- What effect does improving and maintaining access to dental services for adults in care homes have on their oral health and general health and wellbeing?
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Effectiveness and costs of oral health interventions for care home residents:- How effective and cost effective are oral health interventions in care homes including suitable
person-centred outcome measures? -
Measuring improvements in care home residents' oral health:- How can interventions to improve and maintain oral health and wellbeing, or to prevent dental disease, be measured using a patient-centred approach that can also be used to judge cost effectiveness?
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Daily mouth care for residents:- Does the delivery of a daily mouth care regimen in care homes maintain or improve adult residents' oral health-related quality of life?
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Reducing demands on health and social care services:- Do preventive oral health interventions in residential and nursing care homes reduce demands on other health and social care services?
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Facilitators and barriers to carrying out daily mouth care and oral health assessments for adults in care homes:- What are the facilitators and barriers to delivering daily oral care and conducting oral health assessments in residential and nursing care homes?