Oral health
Lindsay Dingwall Clinical academic nurse consultant (older people), Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
Why is oral hygiene important to older people’s health and active ageing?
If the oral health problems of older people are left undetected or untreated, physical, psychological and social health can deteriorate (Public Health England (PHE) 2015).
Nursing Older People.
28, 8, 19-19.
doi: 10.7748/nop.28.8.19.s18
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