A Qualitative Evaluation of the Implementation of an Oral Care Program in Home Care Nursing

An Oral Care Program (OCP) was implemented in home care nursing teams in a northern province of the Netherlands to improve the oral health and hygiene of older people who make use of formal home care in 2018-2019. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the experiences of the stakeholders involved (older people, home-care nurses and dental...

Directe toegankelijkheid van de mondhygiënist 2. Standpunten van mondhygiënisten en tandartsen [Direct access to the dental hygienist 2. Opinions of dental hygienists and dentists]

In this paper the opinions from dental hygienists and dentists are described concerning the question whether patients could visit the dental hygienist without being seen by a dentist first (access without referral). Eight of ten dental hygienists have a positive attitude towards the idea of access without referral. Dentists were much more...

Directe toegankelijkheid van de mondhygiënist 1. Standpunten van landelijke organisaties [Direct access to the dental hygienist 1. Opinions of relevant national organizations]

The opinions of professional dental organisations, the government (Ministry of Health), patient organizations and the medical assurance companies are collected on the question whether patients could visit the dental hygienist without being seen by a dentist first. The general opinion is that this could be possible for those treatments for which...