Oral Rehabilitation System for Improvement of Oral Functions and General Condition of the Dependent Elderly

1.养老院口腔保健效果研究牙科保健员为养老院10名老年居民提供专业口腔保健服务。调查牙菌斑评分、念珠菌菌落及居民对口腔保健效果的知晓率。研究结果如下：1)所有居民口腔健康状况不佳。2)专业口腔保健提高了居民的口腔健康水平。3)部分居民口腔健康状况因专业口腔保健暂停而出现倒退。4)部分拒绝护理人员口腔保健服务的居民接受了专业口腔保健服务。5)护理人员对牙齿和义齿的丢失知晓率较低。结果：1.定期的专业口腔保健服务是有效的。口腔健康教育对养老院护理人员的影响牙科卫生员为东京养老院的10名护理人员提供口腔健康教育课程。项目实施6个月后，对职工和居民口腔卫生行为的知晓率及效果进行调查。结果显示，口腔及义齿卫生的专业支持引导护理人员进行口腔保健实践，并为居民提供口腔保健服务。牙科专业人员与护理人员协同开展口腔保健工作是必要的。养老院工作人员对口腔保健效果的认识口腔卫生员对养老院10名护理人员进行口腔健康教育。调查疗养院工作人员对口腔保健效果的认知情况。结果提示，口腔康复护理可以改善患者的咀嚼能力和一般情况。

1. The effect of oral health care in the nursing home Dental hygienists provided professional oral health care to 10 dependent elderly residents in the nursing home. Dental plaque scores, colony of the Candida and the awareness of the residents on the effect of oral health care were investigated. The results were as follows. 1) Oral health among all residents was not good. 2) Professional oral health care improved oral heath among the residents. 3) Oral health among some residents went backward by suspension of professional oral health care. 4) Some of the residents who refused oral heath care by nursing staffs accepted professional oral health acre. 5) Nursing staffs were not aware of the loss of teeth and prosthetic appliance. The results suggested that regular professional oral health care services are effective.2. The effect of oral health education on nursing staffs in a nursing home Dental hygienists provided oral health education programs to 10 nursing staffs in the nursing home in Tokyo. Six months after the programs, the awareness of staffs on oral hygiene practices of both staffs and residents and their effects was investigated. The results suggested that professional support with oral and denture hygiene lead nursing staffs to their oral health practices and the provision of oral health care to the residents. It is essential for dental -professionals to collaborate with nursing staffs for oral health care.3. The awareness of nursing home staffs on the effect of oral health care Dental hygienists provided oral health education programs to 10 nursing staffs in the nursing home. The awareness of nursing home staffs on the effect of oral health care was investigated. The results suggested that oral heal care may improve chewing ability and general condition.