Visie op de collectieve mondzorg voor kwetsbare ouderen: eendracht maakt macht
DOI: 10.5177/ntvt.2019.12.19066 Bladzijden: 673-678Thema: Mondzorg bij kwetsbare ouderen
Het is met de mondgezondheid van kwetsbare ouderen vaak slecht gesteld. Een goede mondgezondheid is echter wel van groot belang. Mondgezondheid van ouderen zou daarom goed bewaakt en op peil gehouden moeten worden. Hiervoor is multidisciplinaire en interprofessionele samenwerking van zorgverleners en andere betrokkenen vereist. Deze samenwerking is nu nog heel summier. Ook is er vrijwel niets geschreven over hoe dergelijke samenwerking op het gebied van mondzorg voor kwetsbare ouderen vormgegeven zou moeten of kunnen worden. In deze bijdrage wordt uiteengezet welke mogelijkheden er voor een dergelijke samenwerking zijn en welke factoren daarbij van belang zijn. Dit alles in het kader van ‘eendracht maakt macht’.
A view on collective oral care for frail older people: united we stand
Oral health in frail older people is often poor. There are a number of reasons for this, such as increased morbity and decreased motivation for (self) care. Good oral health is, however, very important. Studies have revealed poor oral health to cause or aggravate several medical and psychological problems. Illness and medication can, in turn, damage oral health. Oral health among the elderly should therefore be carefully monitored and maintained. This requires multidisciplinary and interprofessional collaboration on the part of healthcare professionals and others involved. Such collaboration is now still very limited; hardly anything has been written about how such collaboration in the area of oral care for frail older people should or could be organised. This article provides an overview of the possibilities and the relevant factors in the area of oral care for the elderly in promoting collaboration among healthcare professionals and others involved. All of this is under the banner of ‘united we stand’.
A view on collective oral care for frail older people: united we stand
Oral health in frail older people is often poor. There are a number of reasons for this, such as increased morbity and decreased motivation for (self) care. Good oral health is, however, very important. Studies have revealed poor oral health to cause or aggravate several medical and psychological problems. Illness and medication can, in turn, damage oral health. Oral health among the elderly should therefore be carefully monitored and maintained. This requires multidisciplinary and interprofessional collaboration on the part of healthcare professionals and others involved. Such collaboration is now still very limited; hardly anything has been written about how such collaboration in the area of oral care for frail older people should or could be organised. This article provides an overview of the possibilities and the relevant factors in the area of oral care for the elderly in promoting collaboration among healthcare professionals and others involved. All of this is under the banner of ‘united we stand’.