ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION: HOW CAN WE HELP AS NURSES

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ORAL HEALTH EDUCATIONHOW CAN WE HELP AS NURSES

• Andrew Brewer
• Chair, WFH Dental Committee

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IDEAL SITUATION

• Dental team is an integral part of the
  comprehensive care unit.
• Dental surgeon
• Dental nurse
• Dental hygienist (therapist)
• Access to specialist services
• Oral surgeon
• Orthodontist

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GOOD ORAL HEALTH

• Prevents periodontal disease
• Reduces dental caries
• Poor Oral health has been related to
• Septic arthritis
• Coronary artery disease

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IMPROVE ORAL HEALTH

• Diet
• Tooth brushing
• Fluoride
• Dental examinations

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Antibiotics /- antibacterial mouthwash
Tooth brushing
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PATIENT GROUPS

• SEVERE MODERATE
• All treatment in the hospital except for
  prosthodontics.

• MILD CARRIERS
• Treatment shared with GDP.
• Patient reviewed at the hospital every 2
  years.

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LOCAL ANAESTHETICIN HAEMOPHILIA

• No Problem
• Buccal Infiltration
• Mental nerve block

• Care Required
• Inferior alveolar nerve block
• Lingual infiltration
• Posterior superior alveolar nerve block

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Bleed following inferior alveolar nerve block
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• Andrew Brewer
• Oral Surgery Department
• The Royal Infirmary
• Glasgow
• G31 2ER
• Email andrew.brewer_at_northglasgow.scot.nhs.uk