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

1.护理之家口腔健康照护之成效牙科医师为护理之家10位有依赖关系的老人提供专业的口腔健康照护。调查牙菌斑积分、念珠菌菌落数及居民对口腔保健效果的认知情况。结果如下。1)所有居民的口腔健康状况都不好。2)专业的口腔保健服务提高了居民的口腔健康水平。3)部分居民的口腔健康状况因专业口腔保健服务中断而出现倒退。4)一些拒绝护理人员口腔保健的居民接受了专业的口腔保健。5)护理人员对牙齿及修复体的缺失不知情。结果提示，定期的专业口腔保健服务是有效的.口腔健康教育对护理人员的影响在东京的一家护理之家，牙科医生提供了口腔健康教育计划，10名护理人员在护理之家。实施后6个月，调查工作人员和居民对口腔卫生行为的认知情况及其效果。研究结果显示，专业的口腔及假牙卫生支援，可引导护理人员进行口腔卫生工作，并为居民提供口腔卫生保健服务。牙科专业人员与护理人员合作进行口腔保健是必要的.护理人员对口腔保健效果的认知度口腔卫生师对10名护理人员进行口腔健康教育。调查护理人员对口腔保健效果的认知情况。结果提示，口腔保健可以改善咀嚼能力和全身状况。

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.