Best practices in Targeted at the elderly
Keep the mouth of the elderly healthy
This new national Dutch project, implemented by the Ivoren Kruis, aims to improve the oral health of vulnerable elderly people in the Netherlands.
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Netherlands
- Addressing oral health inequalities
- Educating professionals
- General Health education
- Health promotion
- Targeted at the elderly
Gerodent
Gerodent is an oral health care project which has implemented a preventive and curative oral health care program in a network of 40 nursing homes in Belgium (Flanders) since 2010.
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Belgium
- Educating professionals
- General Health education
- Integrating oral health promotion into broader general health programmes
- Targeted at the elderly
Maintaining the oral health of elderly and those with special needs in residential care
This is a multi-faceted programme aimed at promoting better oral health of both the elderly and those with special needs in care homes.
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France
- Educating professionals
- General Health education
- Integrating oral health promotion into broader general health programmes
- Targeted at people with special needs
- Targeted at the elderly
Mouth Cancer Action Month
Run by the British Dental Health Foundation, this campaign raises awareness of mouth cancer, its risk factors and the need for early diagnosis.
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UK
- Educating professionals
- General Health education
- Health promotion
- Targeted at adults
- Targeted at the elderly