Elderly care

Engaging with ageing

Jacob Watwood emphasises oral health wellbeing in older patients.

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Blood pressure pilot launched

Community Dental Services CIC (CDS) Lincolnshire and Essex are offering blood pressure checks to patients over 40 years old to identify hypertension...

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The essence of good oral health

Rebecca Smith relays the importance of oral hygiene for an ageing population.

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Oral hygiene for people with dementia frequently overlooked

Experts have produced easy to read and free resources to improve mouth and dental care for people living with dementia at home after a study found it...

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‘We must adapt for an ageing population’, says chief medical officer

The chief medical officer’s annual report says we can improve older citizens' quality of life, and this should be a major aim of policy and medical...

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Could false teeth increase the risk of pneumonia?

Researchers from Cardiff University began by taking mouth, tongue and denture swabs from a group of patients in a hospital who had pneumonia and wore...

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Care home executive calls for steps to improve NHS dental access

A chief executive of a charity supporting vulnerable adults is calling for a review of NHS dentistry provisions for care home residents.

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Access crisis negatively impacting care home residents

The British Dental Association (BDA) has stressed that ministers must act on new research from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which reveals a...

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Regulator finds improvements to oral health in care homes

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) published on March 20, 2023, the findings of a follow-up review on the state of oral health care in care homes...

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Diabetes and tooth loss worsen cognitive decline in older adults

Having both diabetes and tooth loss contributes to worse cognitive function and faster cognitive decline in older adults, according to a new study...

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Research directly links infected teeth and Alzheimer’s disease

A new study by researchers at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)’s School of Dentistry has revealed that Alzheimer’s disease may potentially...

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Eating problems are common among older home care patients, study shows

Eating problems are common among older home care patients, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland has revealed.