AMDA – Dedicated to Long Term Care has announced its Oral Health in the Long Term Care Setting Tool Kit.
Poor oral health tied to greater severity of COVID-19
Oct 14, 2021
Subgroup analysis suggests that poor oral health may increase severity of COVID-19 in patients with cardiovascular diseases
Senior dental care in facilities
By
Jennifer Vishnevsky
Mar 04, 2013
Many long-term care residents are not provided with acceptable dental care, as oral health is often low on staff’s priority list. If more facilities focused on dental care, they would find that it...
Pandemic paves way for mobile dentistry, teledentistry in long-term care, experts say
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 12, 2021
Mobile dentistry for people with dementia, teledentistry, and vaccines by dentist are some of the opportunities that have arisen from disruptions to residents’ oral healthcare during the pandemic, according...
Non-traumatic tooth loss linked to heart disease
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 06, 2019
Caregivers should be aware that adults who have lost teeth in non-traumatic ways may be at increased risk of cardiovascular disease.