Evaluation of time and resources required for professional dental cleaning in nursing home residents.

Anna Greta BarbeHannah Elisa KottmannDirk MüllerDusan SimicSonja Henny Maria DermanMichael Jochen WichtMichael Johannes Noack

Published in: Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry (2019)

Cognitive status and mobility does not affect the mean time required to perform PDC by a dental nurse in nursing home residents. Main cost factor is working time of dental staff; consumable supplies have less impact. Our data may stimulate to include PDC as initial step toward implementation of long-term oral hygiene strategies.

Keyphrases

oral health
primary care
healthcare
electronic health record
big data
quality improvement
machine learning