We have found that there are two main challenges for caregivers providing daily oral hygiene in long-term care facilities: 1) finding time to do it, and 2) knowing how to do it. When it comes to knowing how to do it, the solution is easy. We can educate the caregivers. When it comes to finding time, it is much more of a challenge. Oral hygiene is only one of the many important tasks caregivers have to perform daily. Our solutions to address these issues are: Assisted Oral Hygiene, Guided Oral Hygiene, and the Your Special Smiles Oral Hygiene Ability Spectrum documentation system. This course will discuss these things and how they improve oral hygiene provision in long-term care.
Learning Objectives:
The learner will be able to categorize patients based on their ability to perform oral hygiene tasks and their willingness to cooperate.
The learner will understand the difference between Assisted Oral Hygiene and Guided Oral Hygiene and when to use each program to maximize efficiency.
The learner will be exposed to daily oral kits and how we assembled these kits.
The learner will learn which of these services have CDT codes associated with them and which currently do not.
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