1. Oral Hygiene and Dental Care for Older Australians
Dr Warren Shnider
BDSc FRACDS(SND)
Specialist, Special Needs Dentistry

2. Aged Care & Oral Health Introduction
How the various dental specialties and oral health professionals work together
Things to consider when working with dental professionals in aged care facilities
What can be offered in terms of quality support and education

3. JCDA • www.cda-adc.ca/jcda • November 2007, Vol. 73, No. 9 •

4. JCDA • www.cda-adc.ca/jcda • November 2007, Vol. 73, No. 9 •
“Much has been said about the importance of medicine to dentistry, especially in the context of an aging population with medical issues of increasing complexity.” George K.B. Sándor, MD, DDS, PhD, FRCD(C), FRCSC,

5. JCDA • www.cda-adc.ca/jcda • November 2007, Vol. 73, No. 9 •
“The medical management of many conditions has become more successful; and chronically ill patients have become more ambulatory and more likely to visit a dental office than ever before.” George K.B. Sándor, MD, DDS, PhD, FRCD(C), FRCSC,

6. JADA, Vol. 137 http://jada.ada.org October 2006 5S
Clinical professor, Department of Periodontics/Endodontics,
School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.

7. JADA, Vol. 137 http://jada.ada.org October 2006 5S
“…the possibility that events in the oral cavity can influence systemic disease has been highlighted by the U.S. surgeon general’s report in 2000”
Michael L. Barnett, DDS
Clinical professor, Department of Periodontics/Endodontics,
School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.

8. JADA, Vol. 137 http://jada.ada.org October 2006 5S
“associations and interactions between oral disease—particularly periodontal disease—and coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes and bacterial pneumonia.”
Michael L. Barnett, DDS
Clinical professor, Department of Periodontics/Endodontics,
School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.

10. Aged Care & Oral Health Introduction
How the various dental specialties and oral health professionals work together
Things to consider when working with dental professionals in aged care facilities
What can be offered in terms of quality support and education

11. http://ww. adavb. net/Portals/0/Submission/ADAVB-Submission-2007-03-16

12. Revised Draft Code of Practice:
Revised Draft Code of Practice:
Practice of Dentistry by Dental Auxiliaries
Submission to Dental Practice Board of Victoria by
Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch Inc.
March 2007

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“General practitioner dentists are trained to provide treatment across all modalities and areas, while specialist dentists provide highly complex treatment in only one nominated field.”

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“Likewise, dental auxiliaries such as dental hygienists, dental therapists and dental prosthetists only deliver basic treatment within selected areas, to which their training and skill are limited.”

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“The ADAVB considers that patients undergoing dental treatment will often have needs in multiple areas, and therefore general practitioner dentists should normally complete their dental treatment.”

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“However a dentist is also the care coordinator of the patient’s overall dental treatment, referring to dental and medical specialists and/or auxiliaries as appropriate for selected aspects of patient care.”

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“This role is similar to that performed by the general medical practitioner in relation to general health.”

18. Aged Care & Oral Health Introduction
How the various dental specialties and oral health professionals work together
Things to consider when working with dental professionals in aged care facilities
What can be offered in terms of quality support and education

19. Australian Dental Association

21. Guidelines for Oral Health Care for Long-stay Patients and Residents
Guidelines for Oral Health Care for Long-stay Patients and Residents
Guidelines for the Development of Local Standards of Oral Health Care for
Dependent, Dysphagic, Critically and Terminally Ill Patients

23. Education Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch
Dental Health Services Victoria
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Special Interest Group in Gerodontics

24. Thank you