A health-promoting community dental service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: protocol for the North Richmond model of oral health care

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Hall ◽  
Bradley Christian
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Disease Management ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Dental Service ◽  
Oral Disease ◽  
The North ◽  
Health Promoting

Despite the best efforts and commitment of oral health programs, there is no evidence that the current surgical output-based model of oral health care is delivering better oral health outcomes to the community. In fact, Australian evidence indicates the oral health of the community could be getting worse. It is now well-understood that this traditional surgical model of oral health care will never successfully manage the disease itself. It is proposed that a health-promoting, minimally invasive oral disease management model of care may lead to a sustainable benefit to the oral health status of the individual and community groups. The aim of this paper is to describe such a model of oral health care (MoC) currently being implemented by the North Richmond Community Health Oral Health (NRCH-OH) program in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; this model may serve as a template for other services to re-orient their healthcare delivery towards health promotion and prevention. The paper describes the guiding principles and theories for the model and also its operational components, which are: pre-engagement while on the waitlist; client engagement at the reception area; the assessment phase; oral health education (high-risk clients only); disease management; and reviews and recall.

scholarly journals Evaluasi Kegiatan Pelayanan Asuhan Kesehatan Gigi Dan Mulut Terhadap Pengetahuan Sikap Status Kesehatan Gigi Dan Mulut Siswa Sekolah Dasar

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-64
Author(s):  
Dwi Suyatmi ◽  
Dwi Eni Purwati
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
School Students ◽  
Service Activities ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Difference

Service Activities Dental and Oral Health Care is part of the School Dental Health Enterprises (UKGS) which aims to improve the knowledge, attitude and the ability to behave in the field of healthy living oral health. These activities include outreach, shared toothbrushes and dental examinations, but oral health care has no knowledge, so the researchers are interested to know the difference before and after the service activities of oral health care on knowledge, attitude, oral health status elementary students. The purpose of this research is to know the difference before and aftercare service activities against oral health knowledge, attitudes, and oral health status of elementary school students. This study used a quasi-experimental method with the design of One Group Pre-test - Post-test Design. The population in this study were elementary school students in the area of ​​Gamping Sleman Yogyakarta with a sample of 179 students. Sampling techniques using saturation sampling. Results: Based on the analysis of different test (paired sample t-test) showed significant differences in knowledge, attitudes, oral hygiene, decay and Decay students between the before and after care service oral health (p<0.05). Conclusions: 1). Knowledge, attitude and degree of oral hygiene students after health care services increased oral better 2). There was a decrease in rate-test decay (teeth better ) and Decay (permanent teeth ) on the student after the service of oral health care.

scholarly journals Oral Health Status and Oral Health Care among the Dependent Elderly at Muang, Phitsanulok,Thailand.

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Supaporn Sangouam ◽  
Kietsuda Wongsriya ◽  
Sawittree Ratanadheeradhorn ◽  
Awatsada Channetikit
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Dependent Elderly

scholarly journals Necessity of oral health intervention in schizophrenic patients – A review

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 605-612
Author(s):  
Swati Gupta ◽  
Pratibha PK ◽  
Richa Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Oral Disease ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Dental Management ◽  
Hygiene Measures ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients

Individuals with mental illness often cannot perform day to day activities due to a psychiatric or emotional disorder. Schizophrenia is one such psychiatric disorder characterized by worsening self-care ability with progressing mental illness. This disease may potentially deteriorate oral health by affecting the subject's ability to perform oral hygiene measures. Literature on oral disease manifestations in schizophrenia is limited. Lack of desire for oral health care as well as generally poor awareness of oral health issues in these patients, compounded further by side effects of medications, may complicate dental management in schizophrenic patients. The present review explores clinical features and possible factors associated with oral health status among those with Schizophrenia. 

Oral Health Knowledge of Pregnant Women on Pregnancy Gingivitis and Children's Oral Health

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Zhong ◽  
KN Ma ◽  
YS Wong ◽  
Y So ◽  
PC Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Early Childhood Caries ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Oral Disease ◽  
Children’S Oral Health ◽  
Childhood Caries

Objective: Pregnancy gingivitis and early childhood caries remain prevalent in Hong Kong. The aim of this study was to assess pregnant women's knowledge and beliefs related to pregnancy gingivitis and children's oral health. Study design: An outreach survey was carried out in a clinic that provided antenatal examination. A written oral health questionnaire related to pregnancy gingivitis and early childhood caries was administered to pregnant women. Of the 106 pregnant women who enrolled in the study, 100 completed the questionnaires. Results: Among the 100 subjects, only 39% correctly identified that hormonal changes contribute to pregnancy gingivitis. Only 36% identified red and swollen gums as signs of gingivitis. Furthermore, 53% of the surveyed pregnant women were not sure about the amount of toothpaste to administer to a child aged 18 months to 5 years. Almost 50% assumed that a replanted avulsed tooth would probably not survive within a short extra-alveolar period of less than 60 minutes. Conclusion: Prenatal women generally lack knowledge of a common oral disease that occurs during pregnancy and of what constitutes adequate oral health care for children. Oral health care education should be implemented as part of a prenatal care program.

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