Nurse practitioners can be well-positioned to provide preventive oral healthcare to young children in rural areas or from low socioeconomic households who are unable to see a dentist. However, their ...

Older people who are hospitalized often aren't getting the oral care they need in the evening, according to a new study. The study of five Canadian hospitals found only about a third of patients were ...

Release Date: August 14, 2013 This content is archived. BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo School of Nursing has been awarded a $1,120,953 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) ...

Long-term care nurses should embrace personal connections with residents to help them relax and allow oral healthcare, a specialist said recently. More than 80% of nursing home residents struggle to ...

Good oral health is vital for overall health and it is especially important to reinforce this with children to establish positive health behaviours from an early age. In 2017-2018, only 58.4% of ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Integrating oral health into primary care is important for overall well-being but difficult to implement.

What Is a Nurse Practitioner? A nurse practitioner (NP) is a health care professional who offers a wide range of acute, primary, and specialty care services, either alone or alongside a doctor. The ...

FOX CHASE (WPVI) -- Two local nurses have created a checks and balances system to better monitor oral chemotherapy use, something they say was badly needed. Their Oral Chemo Tracker is now getting ...