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Poor oral health linked with frailty in new study
Poor oral health can cause muscular weakness, sudden weight loss or impaired mobility in elderly people. A study published in the Journal of Gerondontology links…
Oral health
Caring for care homes
Dentists will continue to get the blame for poor oral health in care homes until the Government starts commissioning dental…
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Cost one of the main reasons elderly don’t visit the dentist
Cost, physical inability, poor general health and anxiety are the main reasons elderly people don’t visit the dentist. New research,…
Oral health
NICE oral health guidelines for care homes backed
NICE has published new guidance titled ‘Oral health for adults in care homes’, to improve oral health in care homes.…
Oral health