Good oral hygiene has an impact on the overall health of residents in long-term care; however, significant improvement is needed in nursing homes. A "boots on the ground" project was developed that incorporates Mouth Care without a Battle, an evidence-based approach to person-centered daily mouth care, into 22 New York State nursing homes using a coaching model with part-time dental hygienists. This report discusses implementation of the quality improvement project, which improved the quality of daily mouth care provided to nursing home residents, as well as changed the knowledge and attitudes of the staff providing their care, all supported by regional dental hygienist coaches.

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通过牙科保健员的指导改善疗养院居民的循证口腔健康

良好的口腔卫生对长期护理人员的整体健康有影响；然而，养老院需要显着改善。开发了一个“脚踏实地”的项目，该项目将口腔护理（一种以人为中心的日常口腔护理的循证方法）纳入纽约州 22 家疗养院，采用兼职牙科保健员的指导模式。本报告讨论了质量改进项目的实施，该项目提高了为疗养院居民提供的日常口腔护理质量，并改变了提供护理的员工的知识和态度，所有这些都得到了区域牙科保健师教练的支持。